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Father Shot In Head In Dorchester, Gunmen Still On The Loose

DORCHESTER (CBS) - Boston police are looking for two possible gunmen after a man was shot in the head late Wednesday morning in Dorchester.

Police told WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Mark Katic that it happened around 11:05 a.m. in an apartment on Lyndhurst Street, not far from Washington Street. Two suspects fled the area.

The name of the victim has not been released, but police did say he was the father of three young children and that his condition, at the very least, was serious.

Three young children and a woman were escorted out of the home and taken away in a police vehicle. The woman was seen crying.

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