And They're Off!

Greg Weston cleverly suggests in yesterday's Ottawa Sun that the first murder of 2007, "... will be a BlackBerry addict who tried to check his email instead of kissing his wife at midnight on New Years. The jury will acquit. "

Funny Greg, but your wrong. The dubious distinction goes to...

The City of Boston!

Yes, just five hours into the new year. It happened in Dorchester, one of five shootings occurring in the early morning hours. Boston had 74 murders in 2006, one shy of the 2005 tally; the most recorded in the city in over ten years.