Jelissa Varela checked the makeshift memorial for homicide victim Andrew Tavares in Dorchester yesterday. Manuel DaVeiga clashed with police while visiting the memorial.
(Bill Greene/ Globe Staff)
Teen in police clash shot self, DA says
Cape Verdeans, city discuss case
Jelissa Varela checked the makeshift memorial for homicide victim Andrew Tavares in Dorchester yesterday. Manuel DaVeiga clashed with police while visiting the memorial.
(Bill Greene/ Globe Staff)
The 19-year-old who was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in Dorchester Saturday night put his own gun to his head and fired, the Suffolk district attorney said yesterday, a determination police officials hope will settle anxiety among the area’s Cape Verdean community over the use of deadly force. (Full article: 736 words)
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