Week In Review

Week In Review: A Shooting In Jamaica Plain

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May 11, 2018

Meghna Chakrabarti
Zoë Mitchell

Candles sit in front of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments where the shooting deaths of Christopher Joyce and Clayborn Blair occured Friday night. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Two innocent victims were murdered in what police say was a gang-related shooting in Boston last weekend. In a separate incident the day after the shooting, Boston police arrested a young man whom police claim had a gun -- highlighting the complex relationship between residents and the police.

Guests

Marie St. Fleur, former Massachusetts state representative for the Fifth Suffolk district and principal at St. Fleur Communications. She tweets @vote1965.

Jennifer Braceras, political analyst and senior fellow for legal policy with the Independent Women’s Forum. She tweets @mahockeymom.

This segment aired on May 11, 2018.

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