Just before 8:00pm, on Sunday, August 31, 2014, 24 year-old Shongi Fernandes was shot and killed in the area of 52 Claybourne Street in Dorchester. The Boston Police Homicide Unit continues to actively investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding this violent crime and would welcome any information the community may have or want to share. In any homicide case, the cooperation of the community is vital to the successful identification and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for this crime.

If you have any information that could help detectives solve this case, please call detectives directly at the following numbers:

• Sgt. Detective Mike Devane 617-343-5826
• Det. Paul Donlon 617-343-5820
• Det. Frank McLaughlin 617-343-5827
• Det. Bob Kenney 617-343-4492