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I A A 2 2 0 1 9 Metro B3 Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2019. There are 151 days left in the year. Birthdays: Actor Nehemiah Persoff is 100. The Band key- boardist Garth Hudson is 82.

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1776, members of the Second Continental Congress began attaching their signa- tures to the Declaration of Inde- pendence. 1876, frontiersman Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged. 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted several former mem- bers of the Chicago White Sox baseball team and two others of conspiring to defraud the pub- lic in the scandal. 1923, the 29th presi- dent, Warren Harding, died in San Francisco; Vice President Calvin Coolidge became presi- dent. 1974, former White House counsel John W.

Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in prison for obstruction of justice in the Watergate cov- er-up. (He served four months.) 1990, Iraq invaded Ku- wait, seizing control of the oil- rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out.) year, Apple became the first publicly-traded company to be valued at $1 trillion. This day in history By Emily Sweeney and Travis Andersen GLOBE STAFF Two men shot in Dorchester early Thursday morning made it to Boston Medical Center, but one of them was found dead in a vehicle outside the building, while the other was treated inside for non-life- threatening injuries, according to police. Sergeant Detective John Boyle said the deceased man was discovered inside the vehi- cle shortly before 1 a.m., after people self-transported to Boston Medical Boyle said investigators be- lieve the men were shot on Per- cival Street in Dorchester.

responded to a call for shots fired in the vicinity of 58 Percival St. and found dam- aged motor vehicles and ballis- tic evidence about 12:45 a.m,” Boyle said. Less than 10 min- utes later, officers were called to Boston Medical Center for a report of a walk-in gunshot vic- tim, Boyle said. The deceased family identified him Thursday as Al- fredo Centeio, who had turned 30 on Wednesday. Centeio had been out celebrat- ing his birthday and had just come back from dinner with friends when he was shot, rela- tives said.

has two said cousin, Lisa Vi- cente. a lovable guy, al- ways smiling, a life of the party. He hurt anybody. This gang-related or anything like friends and family said he had lived his entire life in Dorchester and was an inno- cent victim of gun violence. is a complete shock to all of us just at a she said.

very Donella Jordan, a resident of Marie Street near Percival, said she was awoken by the sound of gunshots Thursday. just startled me, because just fallen she said. next thing I know, I heard this pop-pop-pop-pop-pow. And I woke up, and like, wait, that sound She looked at her clock. It was 12:45 a.m., she said.

was like three or four and then I heard an- other, like, two or she said. said, my Jordan said she was sur- prised because her street, which is perpendicular to Per- cival Street and faces Ronan Park, is usually peaceful. definitely quiet, the only reason she said. Three cars parked in a row in front of 58 and 60 Percival St. Thursday afternoon showed clear signs of damage.

Danny McDonald and Mike Bello of the Globe staff and Globe correspondent Sarah Wu contributed to this report. Dorchester shooting victim is identified NIC ANTAYA FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE Alfredo Centeio died after the shooting. Several cars parked on Percival Street sustained bullet damage. son shortly before 8 a.m. to in- vestigate the assault call.

One witness reported seeing the assault just before 7:30 a.m., telling police that a sus- pect struck the 28-year-old Suf- folk officer in the face with an object described as some type of metal pipe, Boyle said. Boyle said the wounded offi- cer had already been taken to Boston Medical Center, and the suspects had already fled, by the time police arrived. The victim told police at BMC that one assailant had out to as he drove down Atkinson Street, so he rolled down his window, Boyle said. According to authorities, a man approached him and struck him in the face an open The victim got out of the car and a fight ensued, according to police. During the brawl, one suspect took the watch, glasses, and phone and tried unsuccessfully to take his wallet, authorities said.

Ac- cording to police, the victim was struck with a metal pipe multiple times during the con- flict. All told, about five people had joined in the attack, Boyle said, with one suspect in custo- dy Thursday afternoon. Torre Jenkins, 45, of Bos- uATTACK Continued from Page B1 ton, is expected to be arraigned Friday on charges of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and attempted larceny of a mo- tor vehicle, authorities said. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a state- ment she has spoken with the sheriff and Boston police com- missioner express my com- mitment to holding the indi- viduals who engaged in the at- tack accountable for their The investigation, ac- cording to Rollins, highly Jenkins had four active war- rants related to multiple drug- related charges and an assault charge, among others, accord- ing to authorities. office said inves- tigators confirmed why the group attacked the officer, but motive is suspected to be attempted robbery.

The offi- cer is alert and currently being seen by medical In a Thursday statement, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said, safety and well-be- ing of the people in this city is my highest priority. I am confi- dent that Boston Police will conduct a comprehensive in- vestigation to get to the bottom of this incident. I wish the per- son involved a quick attack occurred not far from the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue, an area that is known as because of its association with recovery services. office on Thursday acknowledged the neighbor- hood is a transited ar- because of the concentra- tion of recovery and shelter ser- vices.

The office said Walsh has increased public safety presence in the area, in- creasing directed patrols, ex- tending patrol hours, and training officers in de-escala- tion techniques for individuals struggling with mental health or substance-use Boston police, according to the office, will fur- ther increasing directed patrols in the Walsh recently appointed a special adviser who is focusing on managing the services pro- vided in the neighborhood. A police deputy superintendent has also been assigned to a re- cently created role coordi- nate response in that ac- cording to office. Jonathan Corey, president of Correctional Officers Local 419, the wounded officer union, released a statement on the attack. of our mem- bers was viciously attacked by multiple individuals on his way into The officer was re- leased from BMC later Thurs- day, according to Corey. this is not the first incident involving one of our members outside of our facility.

Our local is outraged that the mecca of crime within the city of Boston has been brought to our front door with disregard for Corey said. He said the area has become a for crime, clearly without recourse, and is based off neglect from this city. If a trained deputy sheriff cannot walk to work safely, I am par- ticularly concerned for the resi- dents and civilians of the Later Thursday, office confirmed that a second group of Suffolk officers had been involved in a skirmish with another suspect in a sepa- rate incident. emotionally disturbed individual approached three officers and attempted to strike one of the office said in a follow-up state- ment. subdued the indi- vidual and held him for the Boston Police Department and Boston EMS, who took him to the hospital to be Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com.

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