Boy, 14, shot dead in Roslindale

BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - A 14-year-old boy was shot multiple times and killed in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to the area of 619 Cummins Highway to find Deyquan Gomez, of Mattapan, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Brigham & Women's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

"He was an amazing kid for the reason that at 14, at such a young age, he had realized the mistakes he had made, ann paths that he may have went down, and was trying to better himself," said teacher Karimah Williams.

Police are investigating and did not say whether they had any suspects.

Police say Gomez was shot while walking down Cummins Highway with a friend. The Boston Herald says witnesses rushed to the boy's side, but couldn't save him.

Two teens were killed in separate shootings on Cummins Highway in 2006. Those shootings are still unsolved.

Police said this was the fifth homicide of 2010.

Anyone who has information is asked to call 617-343-4470 or you can leave an anonymous tip at the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or text the word 'TIP' to CRIME 27463.

Here is a statement from the Superintendent for Boston Public Schools, Dr. Carol R. Johnson:

"The Boston Public Schools extends our sympathy to the family of Deyquan Gomez, a freshman at Jeremiah E. Burke High School. Counselors are working with students and staff at the school as they begin to cope with this tragedy."