Joseph Elmer McCain was 72 when he died in Boston on January 29, 1988. A White/Caucasian male and a veteran detective, his death was attributed to complications from a gunshot wound he had suffered thirteen years earlier during a drug raid in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

The shooting happened on Wood Avenue while he was taking part in a high-risk operation aimed at a drug trafficking activity. The wound ended his active career, led to multiple surgeries, and produced a long decline in health that culminated in his death from those complications.

No information about suspects or arrests in the shooting has been provided. Does anyone have memories of that Hyde Park raid or know more about the investigation into the shooting?