WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Woburn man facing weapons charges in a double shooting where he was injured and another man was killed appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with the incident.
Police said the shooting happened in Tyler Olivier’s basement on Monday.
Speaking outside Woburn District Court, Olivier’s attorney said the shooting was a case of self defense, saying Olivier was the victim of a home invasion.
“It appears on the face of the evidence that there’s way more to this case than meets the eye,” Attorney Joshua Wood told reporters.
The prosecutor in this case said Olivier lives with his mom in a home on Washington Street in Woburn. The prosecutor continued, saying Olivier’s mom called 911 early Monday morning after hearing gunshots.
Police responding to the scene found a 22 year old Cambridge man dead, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors said police also found six bullet casings and several bullet holes.
Investigators remained on scene on Washington Street through much of the day Monday. Officials later announced Olivier’s arrest on Monday evening.
Police said Olivier told officers he defended himself after two armed men broke in and tried to kill him.
“He charged over and basically used the door to smash this person coming through the door, disarming the person, causing this person to drop the gun,” Prosecutor Graham Van Epps said.
“By his account, he retrieved the gun, picked it up and shot this person who was found dead in that staircase,” Van Epps continued.
Court paperwork reveals the man who died in the shooting was wearing a mask. Olivier pulled it down but told police he did not know the person.
Van Epps told the judge Olivier has two open court cases, adding that he had a GPS ankle bracelet on during the shooting.
Wood addressed Olivier’s open cases, reminding the judge that his client has not been convicted of anything.
“It’s going to be really interesting to try this case because it seems to me they arrested the wrong person,” Wood said.
The judge on Tuesday revoked Olivier’s bail in his open cases. Olivier is being kept on $50,000 cash bail in this case.
Police said the case is still under investigation.
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