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Angel Rivera Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Dorchester Apartment Shooting

Police say the homicide probe remains active with a focus on a reported break-in at the Bloomfield Street home.

Overview

  • Officers were called between about 1 and 2 a.m. to 107 Bloomfield Street for a report of a breaking and entering and a person shot.
  • An adult man was found inside a first-floor unit with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, and his identity has not been released.
  • After consulting the Suffolk County district attorney’s office, Boston police arrested Angel Rivera, 30, of Dorchester, and charged him with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
  • Rivera is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court as investigators process evidence and seek any relevant photos or videos from the public.
  • Boston EMS responded but did not transport a patient, and the medical examiner examined the scene as detectives urged tips to 617-343-4470 or through CrimeStoppers.