Twenty-one-year-old Mohamed Sow was one of five people struck in a drive-by shooting in the city’s west end on Friday, and police say he died of his injuries in hospital Saturday evening
On Sunday, the department issued a news release with Sow’s mugshot attached, along with details of the shooting.The photo was taken down Monday morning, but not before it was published on several news websites and social media platforms.
After heavy backlash from the public and the victim’s family and friends, the image on most media sites was eventually replaced with a graduation photo provided by Sow’s family.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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