James Martin was 26 when he was shot and killed in Dorchester on August 26, 2020. The shooting took place in the area of 336 Adams Street; police responded to a call for a person shot at about 10:45 p.m. and found Martin with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

The Boston Police Department has classified the death as a homicide and investigators began reconstructing the events after the shooting. As of early September 2020 no suspects had been publicly named and no arrests announced; the investigation remained ongoing and detectives were seeking tips from the public.

If anyone has information about what happened near 336 Adams Street that night, please share what you know with investigators.