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Federal lawsuit alleges Boston police hid evidence, paid witnesses in murder case

Shaun Jenkins filed a complaint in US District Court in Boston Thursday alleging that Boston police detectives paid witnesses and hid evidence that could have exonerated him in the 2001 fatal shooting of his cousin Stephen Jenkins.

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State House staff prepare to raise the Pride Flag at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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