In a strongly worded letter released Sunday, the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS) highlighted a surge of violent crime over the July 4th weekend, criticizing city leaders and department officials for what it calls a “lackadaisical” approach to supporting exhausted officers.
The union detailed a chaotic six-hour period in which at least 11 people were shot and 2 were stabbed across several Boston neighborhoods. The incidents, which occurred between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, included multiple shootings with homicide requests and an attack on uniformed officers.
Timeline of Reported Violence
- 07/04/2026 10:54 PM Person Shot, Fayston Street, Dorchester (B-2). (Homicide requested).
- 07/04/2026 10:59 PM Person Stabbed, Gordon Street, Brighton (D-14)
- 07/05/2026 12:04 AM Person Shot, Horadan Way, Roxbury (B-2).
- 07/05/2026 12:37 AM 4 People Shot, Castlegate Road/Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester (B-2). (Homicide requested for 1).
- 07/05/2026 1:30 AM 3 Uniformed Boston Police Officers injured, Franklin Hill Avenue/Shandon Road, Dorchester (B-3). Crowd surrounds Officers and deliberately throws “mortar-sized fireworks” at them.
- 07/05/2026 1:53 AM Person Shot, Draper Street, Dorchester (C-11). (Large crowd, 1 female arrested for interfering with crime scene, etc.).
- 07/05/2026 3:12 AM At Least 4 People Shot, Shirley Street/Clifton Street, Roxbury (B-2). (Homicide requested for 1).
- 07/05/2026 4:50 AM Person Stabbed, Homestead Street, Roxbury (B-2)
Note: Some victims self-applied to hospitals later, were dropped off by means other than EMS and/or were less than cooperative with investigators as to where they received their injuries. Therefore this is a merely a preliminary estimation of locations and numbers.
Broader Context…