What Happened on Dorchester Street Early Saturday Morning?
Residents in South Boston woke up to a concerning scene along Dorchester Street on Saturday morning.
According to a post from John Gately on Twitter, a large blood trail stretched nearly five blocks along Dorchester Street, beginning around Gold Street. Crews were also spotted cleaning the area early Sunday morning. Warning: the amount of blood is disturbing.
BPD responded to the area around 8 am and found Boston EMS transporting a man with a leg injury to a local hospital. Police say the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
We’ll keep you posted if more information becomes available. If you have any details, reach out to [email protected]
We are here in South Boston where crews are still cleaning a blood trail over multi block area along Dorchester Street due to an incident early Saturday morning. Police have made no comment. Graphic content warning. #mapoli #bospoli pic.twitter.com/qWj8xVmqk4
— JohnFGately (@johnfgately) August 23, 2026
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…..this is the “…safest major city in the country”……right?!?
Right, “mayor”?
Sure. Sure it is. On paper, anyways. And “why”? Because this is the only way we hear about things like this.
That’s “why”.