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Marine veteran among 2 killed in triple shooting in Boston neighborhood, family says

Marine veteran among 2 killed in triple shooting in Boston neighborhood, family says
AT HOMICIDES FOR THE FOUR AND 25 IN THE CITY SO FAR THIS YEAR. INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON A DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER-KNOWN FOR A FAMILY PARK THAN GUNFIRE. 16-YEAR-OLD JAKAH WILLIAMS SHOOTS HOOPS IN THIS DORCHESTER PARK EVERY DAY. WHEN FRIENDS HEARD ABOUT THE OVERNIGHT SHOOTING, THEY LEFT MULTIPLE MESSAGES ON HIS CELL PHONE. >> I PLAY BASKETBALL HERE EVERY DAY. I STAY LATE AND PLAY BASKETBALL, SO THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ME. TED: JAKAH IS OK, BUT TWO OTHERS AT A PARTY NEXT DOOR DIED AFTER FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS, INCLUDING MARINE VETERAN AND YOUNG FATHER, TEFAN IVY. >> ABOUT 10 OR 20 SHOTS. BAM BAM BAM. WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU GO HIDING. TED: LUIZ PEREZ HEARD THE MULTIPLE SHOTS AND RYAN DIAUTO - WHO WAS STAYING WITH A FRIEND NEXT DOOR - IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. >> IT PUNCTURED A WALL, HIT SOMETHING AND THEN HIT MY ANKLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A PIECE OF A WOODCHIP BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THE GROUND, THE BULLET WAS ON THE GROUND. TED HE WASN’T INJURED, BUT IN : FRONT OF THE HOUSE PARTY, A FRIGHTENING SCENE UNFOLDING. >> I SAW PEOPLE RUNNING, AND THEN I LOOKED DOWN AND I SAW HIM. TED: DETECTIVES SPENT THE DAY IN FRONT OF MELBOURNE STREET. TALKING TO WITNESSES AND GATHERING EVIDENCE. A SHOTSPOTTER AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ARE WITHIN FEET OF THE SHOOTINGS, AND NEIGHBORS HOPE IT WILL HELP SOLVE THIS DOUBLE HOMICIDE, ALL HAPPENING IN T
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Marine veteran among 2 killed in triple shooting in Boston neighborhood, family says
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran is one of two men who were killed in a triple shooting in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, according to family members of the victim.Boston police said the shooting happened at about 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of 26 Melbourne St.Relatives of the Marine veteran, Tefan Ivy, told NewsCenter 5's Brianna Borghi that he had a 4-year-old daughter. Police confirmed Tuesday that Ivy, 32, of Brockton, was one of the men killed. The other victim was identified by police as Jermaine Daye, 23, of Randolph.The victims are the 25th and 26th homicide victims in the city this year, officials said.The third man who was shot was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.Police did not state whether more people were involved in the shooting nor the circumstances that led to it.Neighborhood resident Luis Perez told Borghi that a lot of people were partying in the area around the time the shooting happened."About 10 or 20 shots," Perez said. "When you hear something like that, you go hide."Ryan Diauto, who was staying with a friend who lives next door to where the shooting happened, said he is lucky to be alive an injured after he was hit by a bullet fragment that entered his home."It went through the wall, hit something and then hit my ankle," Diauto said. "I thought it was a wood chip, but when I looked on the ground, a bullet was on the ground."The shooting is being investigated by the Boston Police Department's Homicide and Crime Scene units, as well as the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call BPD homicide detectives at 617-343-4470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word "TIP" to CRIME, which is 27463.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran is one of two men who were killed in a triple shooting in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, according to family members of the victim.

Boston police said the shooting happened at about 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of 26 Melbourne St.

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Relatives of the Marine veteran, Tefan Ivy, told NewsCenter 5's Brianna Borghi that he had a 4-year-old daughter. Police confirmed Tuesday that Ivy, 32, of Brockton, was one of the men killed.

The other victim was identified by police as Jermaine Daye, 23, of Randolph.

The victims are the 25th and 26th homicide victims in the city this year, officials said.

The third man who was shot was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Police did not state whether more people were involved in the shooting nor the circumstances that led to it.

Neighborhood resident Luis Perez told Borghi that a lot of people were partying in the area around the time the shooting happened.

"About 10 or 20 shots," Perez said. "When you hear something like that, you go hide."

Ryan Diauto, who was staying with a friend who lives next door to where the shooting happened, said he is lucky to be alive an injured after he was hit by a bullet fragment that entered his home.

"It went through the wall, hit something and then hit my ankle," Diauto said. "I thought it was a wood chip, but when I looked on the ground, a bullet was on the ground."

The shooting is being investigated by the Boston Police Department's Homicide and Crime Scene units, as well as the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call BPD homicide detectives at 617-343-4470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word "TIP" to CRIME, which is 27463.