The Last Shot
by Douglas Belkin Boston Globe
The last time Boston’s homicide rate rose as it has this year, young men who had once ruled their streets through intimidation were left paralyzed, ashamed, and, in some cases, wishing they were dead. They are the hidden casualties of the worst stretch of violence in Boston’s history. “When you grow up the way I did,” one says, “you just figure a bullet is going to find you one day.” full article