BOSTON — Boston’s streets are turning into war zones.
A new intelligence report reveals a shocking surge in fatal shootings across the city — up 30 percent compared to this time last year. More bodies. More blood. Less safety.
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Behind the city’s polished press conferences and promises of reform, the reality is getting darker: more people are dying after being gunned down in broad daylight.
So far this year, 13 people have been shot and killed — a grim jump from last year’s tally at this point. And it's not gang shootouts or mass violence driving the trend. It’s targeted attacks, one by one.
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Shooters aren’t missing. Victims aren’t surviving.
Critics say Boston’s leadership has focused more on photo ops and progressive talking points than keeping residents safe — and now the numbers are catching up.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s office has not commented on the deadly rise.

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