In the early hours of October 22, 2022, Daniel Danny Sanders, a 36-year-old Black man and father of four, was found with severe gunshot wounds on Baird Street in Dorchester. Police were initially called for a fight around 1:00 a.m.; first responders took Sanders to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. His youngest child was born just days after the killing.

Family members say Sanders was not involved in street life and believe he was attending a candlelight vigil for another recent victim when he was caught in the crossfire and became an unintended target. His mother, Lorna Sanders, has spoken publicly about her loss and vowed to pursue justice for her only son. The shooting was one of three separate fatal shootings in Boston that weekend.

As of early 2023 the Boston Police Department described the investigation as open and active, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about what happened that night on Baird Street, please come forward.