On the evening of May 24, 2025, Walter Marcus Wilkins, a 36-year-old Black man from Quincy, Massachusetts, was fatally shot in Dorchester. The shooting happened around 9:46 p.m. on Franklin Hill Avenue after ShotSpotter detected gunfire; two men were left with life-threatening injuries and Wilkins was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A second victim, 66-year-old Anthony McIntosh of Dorchester, later died from his injuries in the days after the attack.

Wilkins was born in Boston on November 12, 1988, to Michelle Wilkins and Larry Williams. He was the father of a son, Jawaun Wilkins, and is survived by his mother and several siblings. Friends and family remembered him by the nickname Weezy and recalled his kindness. Funeral services were scheduled for early June at Morning Star Baptist Church in Mattapan, with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park.

The Boston Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation, canvassing the neighborhood and asking the public for information. As of the initial reports, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified. If anyone knew Walter, was in the area that night, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.