UPDATE: The victim in last night’s fatal shooting on Revere Beach Boulevard is identified as Yaseen Butt, 20, of Revere. The investigation into his homicide is ongoing.
At 10:10 p.m. Troopers from the State Police-Revere Barracks responded to a shooting in front of the Twist and Shake ice cream shop, 82 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere.
Troopers were on scene within minutes and located 20-year-old male suffering from a gunshot injury. The victim was conscious upon Troopers’ arrival and was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Preliminary investigation suggests the shooting followed an altercation.
The investigation into the identity and whereabouts of the shooter is ongoing and is being conducted by State Police-Revere, the State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County, and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. Revere Police also assisted at the scene.
No further information is being released tonight. No identifying information about the victim is being released at this time because next-of-kin notifications are not completed.
