A daytime shooting in Dorchester killed 35-year-old Elijah Pinckney on November 9, 2022. The attack happened just after 1 p.m. at the intersection of Harvard and Paxton Streets, an area residents described as usually quiet and uncomfortably close to a youth center and a school. Pinckney, a Dorchester resident who worked for Riley Brothers, an excavation and utility company, was shot multiple times as he stepped out of his work truck to return home; his family reportedly witnessed the attack.

Emergency responders pronounced Pinckney dead at the scene while Boston Police cordoned off the area, used police dogs, and marked potential evidence. District Attorney Kevin Hayden and neighbors publicly lamented the brazen, public nature of the killing and the presence of guns in the community. No arrests have been announced and investigators asked the public for tips, including through an anonymous tip line.

If anyone saw the shooting, the vehicle, or anyone acting suspiciously in that intersection shortly before or after 1 p.m., please contact Boston Police with information.