16-Year-Old Shot 13 Times

Police Searching For Assailant

POSTED: 1:24 pm EST January 16, 2008
UPDATED: 4:51 pm EST January 16, 2008

BOSTON --

The Boston Globe

A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Tuesday night in Dorchester, police said.

Carlos Sierra, of Dorchester, was shot 13 times near 16 Strathcona Rd. at about 10:40 p.m. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators are interested in speaking to the occupants of a gray or dark green Honda with tinted windows that is believed to have been in the area at the time of the shooting.

Anyone with information was urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470.

Community members who want to remain anonymous should either call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 800-494-TIPS (8477) or text the word 'TIP' to CRIME (27463).

The Boston Police Department said that officials will protect the identity of those who wish to remain anonymous.

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