Live Boston reports (with photos) a man on the second floor of 50 Fairlawn Ave. shot at firefighters responding to a fire on the first floor around 11:30 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put out the fire, in part by taking care to stay out of view of the second-floor window. After two hours, a BPD SWAT team was able to take the barricaded man into custody.
Victim identified as Jasmine Burrell, 33, of Mattapan, shot in front of her 12-year-old son.
Boston Police report a woman was shot to death at 40 Fairlawn Ave., in the SoMa Apartments complex off Cummins Highway and Richmere Road in Mattapan, shortly after 4:40 a.m. Read more.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 20 Fairlawn Ave. for a fire on the second floor around 7:10 p.m. Read more.
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