3Teen arrested in fatal Mattapan shooting that killed 17-year-old in broad daylight

Boston, MA — A 16-year-old male was taken into custody Friday in connection with the daylight shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured in a car on a residential Mattapan street last summer.

The suspect was arrested just after noon at Boston Police District E-13 in Jamaica Plain on a warrant issued by Suffolk Superior Court. He now faces multiple charges, including murder, unlawful firearm possession, and assault and battery with a firearm.

The charges stem from a July 5 shooting near Gladeside Avenue and Donwood Terrace in Mattapan. Officers responding to the scene shortly after 12:20 p.m. found two male victims inside a vehicle, both suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim sustained n

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