Dequann Whyte-Cohen, 31, of Dorchester, was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Dante Webb, of Jamaica Plain, Boston police said.
A man was arrested Sunday in connection to a fatal shooting earlier this month in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, police announced.
Boston police say Dequann Whyte-Cohen, 31, of Dorchester, was taken into custody by members of the department's fugitive unit on Hyde Parke Avenue in Jamaica Plain.
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WATCH HEREWhyte-Cohen was wanted on a murder warrant out of West Roxbury District Court in the shooting death of 45-year-old Dante Webb.
According to police, officers responded to Forest Hills Street shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, for a report of a person shot and found Webb suffering from gunshot wounds. Webb died from his injuries at a local hospital.
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Whyte-Cohen will be arraigned Monday in West Roxbury District Court. It wasn't immediately clear if he had obtained an attorney.
