A man was killed by gunfire on a street in Chelsea Sunday night, according to police.
Chelsea police responded to a shot-spotter activation on Congress Street at about 10:23 last night. When they arrived, officers found Santos David Canizales, 23, of Chelsea, on the ground suffering a gunshot wound. Canizales was transported to Mass General where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
“Once again we’re looking at a young life cut short and a family forced to live with eternal grief, all due to illegal guns too easily obtained and too willingly used. We are doing everything possible to identify and arrest those responsible for this tragedy,” said Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden in a statement Monday morning.
Detectives with the Massachusetts State Police, Suffolk DA’s office and the Chelsea Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the shooting.
