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Police ramp up after violence
The violence that erupted over the July Fourth weekend left four people dead and 15 others wounded in shootings and stabbings across Boston, alarming police officials who said they are stepping up patrols in crime-plagued areas to prevent retaliatory violence....
One of the city's bloodiest Independence Days in years....
"Wayland teen held in death of ex-girlfriend" by Peter Schworm and Laura J. Nelson Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent / July 6, 2011
FRAMINGHAM - For most of their high school years, Lauren Astley and Nathaniel Fujita seemed the perfect couple. They had dated for three years, a lifetime by high school standards, and had a deep rapport.
Astley sat in the stands to watch Fujita, a gifted and graceful athlete, play football and run track. Fujita came to hear Astley sing in her vocal group.
But the relationship had recently faltered, and authorities say that on Sunday, Fujita slashed her throat, strangled her with a bungee cord, and dumped her body in a marsh. Fujita pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of first-degree murder....
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