VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Khisean Desvarieux
Age	19
Gender	Male
Race	African American/Black

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident Location	Dearborn Street Boston, Massachusetts, 02119 Suffolk County
L.E.A	Boston Police Department

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A 19-year-old young man, and a father to a young boy was shot to death on Monday near a community center in the Orchard Gardens housing development in Roxbury becoming Boston’s first homicide victims of 2017, according to the police. The shooting occurred on Dearborn Street at around 7:27 p.m. on January 9, 2017 near a community center that houses the Boys & Girls Club’s Orchard Gardens Club. When the officers arrived on the scene, they located a 19-year-old male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The victim was identified as Khisean Desvarieux. The Boston Police Homicide Unit continues to actively investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Boston Police Homicide Detectives directly at (617) 343-4470