Daniel Skeens

Daniel Skeens was a 31‑year‑old man from Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood whose life touched family, friends, and people in his community. Public references to Daniel note that he also went by the stage name D‑Burrowz. While details of his early life and private relationships are not widely published in the public record, what is clear from available reliable sources is that Daniel was a real person with ties to Mattapan and those who knew him remembered him after his death.

Neighbors and local community accounts identified him by name following the spring afternoon when he was fatally shot on May 2, 2014. That date is part of the public record held by the Boston Police Department, which lists the response to a person shot at 9 Gladeside Avenue and identifies the victim as Daniel Skeens, age 31. Local coverage and community notices from that time reflect the shock and sorrow felt by people who knew him.

Because there is no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice matching the exact death date available in major obituary repositories or newspapers found during this research, many personal details about Daniel’s life — such as his birth date, employment history, or extended family biography — are not documented in the public sources searched. Out of respect for the limits of the record, this remembrance does not attempt to fill those gaps with unverified claims. Instead it honors the fact that Daniel was more than a headline: he had friends who used his stage name, neighbors who recognized him, and a place in the Mattapan community.

Those who wish to remember Daniel can do so by recalling the small, human details that matter in everyday life — friendships, neighborhood ties, and the rhythms of a community. Even when public records are sparse, it remains important to treat his life with dignity and to acknowledge the loss felt by those close to him. If family members or close friends wish to share memories, photographs, or a fuller life story for a memorial page, those contributions would help give a more complete portrait of Daniel’s life and the people who loved him.