On the night of Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 22-year-old Idelfonso Velez was shot on Kensington Street in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Police arrived just before 11:00 PM and found Velez suffering from an apparent gunshot wound; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Boston Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation and later publicly identified Velez as the victim. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact homicide detectives or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

The community and Velez’s family continue to seek answers about what happened that night. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity on Kensington Street around 11:00 PM on December 14, 2022, please come forward.