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21-Year-Old Charged in Dorchester Shooting That Injured One

The arrest followed police review of surveillance footage and executed search warrants, with the suspect held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

Overview

  • Investigators say gunfire struck near 25 Dacia St. on May 13 and one person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
  • At the scene officers recovered shell casings, projectile fragments, and two small blood trails that helped guide the probe.
  • Boston Police say they reviewed surveillance video and carried out search warrants at a Huntington Avenue home and a vehicle before making an arrest.
  • Police arrested 21-year-old Chivaugn Nettles at his home without incident; he faces multiple felony counts including assault by discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.
  • Nettles pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court and is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, which will determine pretrial detention.