Thursday, 4:30 PM
15-year-old held on $750k bail after JP shooting
By Globe Staff
A 15-year-old from Dorchester accused of shooting a man in the chest in what police say was a brazen daylight ambush was ordered held on $750,000 cash bail after he was arraigned today in juvenile court.
The teen -- whose name was not released because of his age -- is accused of pulling the trigger in a shooting Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Woodlawn Street and Hyde Park Avenue that sent a man to the hospital with a bullet wound in his chest.
"We've seen adult offenders exploiting the juvenile justice system by asking young people to hold guns in the expectation that they'll receive a slap on the wrist," Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said in a statement. "The bail set today should send a strong message to anyone who would use a firearm on our streets: young or old, you're going to be held and you're going to be prosecuted aggressively."
The teen was one of three defendants charged in the case. Andre L. Givens, 19, of Mattapan, and Karl P. Baxter, 18, of Dorchester, were both arraigned in West Roxbury Municipal Court. Baxter was held on $100,000 cash bail and his bail was also revoked on an unrelated assault and battery in Dorchester. Givens was held on $250,000 cash bail.
All three defendants are charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm.
According to prosecutors, the three defendants were in a Dodge Intrepid with Baxter driving. They pulled next to a pickup truck just before 3 p.m. and the 15-year-old fired several shots, prosecutors said.
The victim was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. He is in serious but stable condition, prosecutors said.
