BOSTON (WHDH) - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Mattapan earlier this year that left a 17-year-old dead, officals announced.
The boy, whose name has not been released, was arrested Friday on charges of murder, using a firearm in commission of a felony, assault and battery attempt with a firearm, and carrying a firearm without a license, according to police.
He is expected to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court.
Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of Gladeside Avenue and Donwood Terrace around 12 p.m. on Friday, July 5, found two people inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police.
One of the victims, Christian Cousins, 17, of Stoughton, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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