The man suspected of shooting two people, killing one, in Jamaica Plain, was identified, and audio of Boston police officers at the scene depicts the chaotic scene.
The man arrested in a deadly shooting Monday night in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood was due in court Tuesday, where prosecutors were expected to reveal more information on what took place.
The incident unfolded at the Mildred Hailey Boston Housing Authority Apartments on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain around 9:30 p.m. Monday, police have said. Officers can be heard shouting "Shots fired" and "Man down!" in police radio audio.
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Officers were patrolling the apartment complex when they heard multiple shots fired, officials said. Officers found a man who'd been shot, who was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital; he has not been identified.
Edwin Vinales, a 19-year-old from Boston, was found carrying a gun and arrested on outstanding warrants and firearms violations, police said. They said he was found with a semi-automatic gun and an extended magazine.
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The crime scene stretched blocks away to Heath Street, where officers also roped off a crime scene. They said multiple weapons were found on scene.
"At this time we're dealing with a very large and active crime scene that spreads out through most of the development," Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said Monday night.
Vinales was due to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court Tuesday afternoon on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a large capacity firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
People who live nearby said it was shocking seeing how quickly how many officers descended on the neighborhood.
“We were up in the window and we just saw a ton of cop cars, like a SWAT team, not an ambulance, like an EMT guy like breaking down the door materials," one resident said. "I didn’t see any of that, but they definitely had a lot of people with a lot of stuff to take someone down.”
Few details have been released, but it appeared Tuesday morning that police were still searching for at least one more person who ran from the scene. They asked anyone who was out in the neighborhood and saw anything to contact them.
