South Boston was teeming with crime and bizarre activity this weekend

What the heck was going on this weekend?
We’re not sure if it’s the impending full moon or maybe it was the heat that caused a series of unfortunate events this weekend in the neighborhood. From shootings and stabbings to drunk and disorderly conduct, here is a capsule of what went on via the C6-C11 Scanner on twitter.
On Friday night, a 19-year -old male was shot on Day Blvd around 10:45pm. You can read about it here. Later, early on Saturday morning around 1:30am BPD responded to call for a triple stabbing at the Speedway Gas Station on Old Colony Ave.
Then there is a potpourri of police calls that came in ranging from public urination to people walking around with a gun and butcher knife in the neighborhood:






Brace yourself, Southie. We think it’s gonna be a long summer.


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