Boston city and police officials are planning to hold a news conference on Thursday to speak about community safety.
Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox will host the news conference at 12:30 p.m. A live stream will be provided on this story.
Thursday’s news conference will come on the heels of a number of violent incidents in the city.
On Monday, a man was shot and killed in broad daylight near a middle school in Dorchester, drawing a large police response and prompting officials to shut down a busy roadway for several hours and place the school in “safe mode.”
A day later, multiple intersections were closed down in Dorchester as police searched for a suspect following reports of shots fired. No one was hurt in the incident. Surveillance footage showed a man shooting a gun in a busy intersection, in broad daylight.
Wednesday afternoon, police in Boston said that two people were stabbed in Roslindale. Their injuries were said to be non-life threatening.
On Wednesday night, gunfire erupted on a busy street in Boston’s South End neighborhood, leaving bullet casings and bullet holes all around the area. Again, no one was hit in this incident. There was, however, property damage.