Authorities on Friday announced the indictment of Julian Troche, 24, for the murder of Dantley Leonard in Franklin Field on Nov. 12, 2016 - five days before he was arrested for the murder of Andrew Flonory earlier that year.
The Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday upheld Dwayne Moore's conviction for murdering four people - including a toddler - and permanently paralyzing a fifth person in what became known as the Mattapan Massacre on Woolson Street early on Sept 28, 2010.
Boston Police Officer Alvin Holder, the first to reach the child. The child was struggling to breathe, he had what I thought was three gunshot wounds to his body, testified Holder.
Prosecutors asked Holder to look at the shirt the child was wearing at the time of his death. He recounted the last moments of the child s life. And as he struggled to breathe, I did what I thought was best to keep him breathing and alert, as EMS responded, testified Holder.
Smith, his mother and two others all would die on that Mattapan street. But Marcus Hurd would survive a direct shot to the back of the head. Set to testify later this month, Hurd is now paralyzed from the shoulders down.