BOSTON (WHDH) - A 17-year-old was arraigned on a murder charge Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old in Dorchester.
Albert Brown was ordered held with bail, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.
Brown is accused of shooting Tasjahnaya Dance multiple times on Washington and Bowdoin streets just after 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, prosecutors said.
Dance, an aspiring musician, was found lying on the ground and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, according to officials. She was taken to Boston Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Detectives obtained physical evidence and surveillance video from multiple locations before taking Brown into custody.
He is expected to return to court on March 8.
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