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Bystander killed at Roxbury MBTA station after argument over money, DA says
An argument over money preceded the deadly shooting of a bystander in April at Roxbury's Dudley MBTA Station, authorities said on Tuesday.
The three people arrested in connection with the shooting were Charles Dixon, 40, of Dorchester; Ellis Santos, 36, of Hyde Park; and Jacqueline Cherisme, 34, of Dorchester, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's office said in a statement.
The three were arraigned on charges linked to the fatal shooting of Andrew Owens, 38, on the night of April 19.
Authorities said that Dixon and Santos were involved in an argument about money and that a crowd gathered around the two men. Cherisme had driven Dixon to Dudley Station, and the argument happened after they both got out of the car.
'As Cherisme began to drive away, Dixon allegedly opened fire at Santos from the passenger side window, striking two bystanders,' the district attorney's office said. 'Santos returned fire but did not strike anyone.'
Dixon struck Owens, who later died from a gunshot wound, authorities said. The second bystander went to the hospital and was discharged that same night with a bullet still lodged in their hip, according to court records.
Police responded to Washington Street in the area of the Dudley MBTA Station due to shots fired at about 11 p.m. on April 19, court records show. They found a man lying on his back suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper right arm. Less than an hour later, he was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center.
Police found 14 spent cartridges on the sidewalk on Washington Street, court records show.
Authorities say Cherisme walked into the Boston Police Department a few hours after the shooting and provided a false statement to police about Santos' role in the shooting.
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office took over the investigation due to a familial connection between the Boston Police Department and Cherisme, court documents show.
'This case demonstrates the dangerous and life-altering impacts of guns in our communities. Here, the defendants allegedly discharged their firearms without regard for the bystanders in the area. Ultimately, this reckless and brazen conduct led to the injury of an innocent victim and the senseless and tragic death of Andrew Owens,' Ryan said. 'Despite deliberate efforts to mislead law enforcement, investigators remained diligent in identifying and charging those responsible.'
State police from Middlesex County applied for, and were granted, arrest warrants for Dixon and Santos.
On June 17, police arrested Dixon without incident and charged him with murder, armed assault to murder, attempted assault and battery with a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license and a firearm violation with three prior violent/drug crimes.
The next day, state police arrested Santos without incident and charged him with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and a firearm violation with one prior violent/drug crime.
On June 26, state police arrested Cherisme in Boston after a grand jury returned a warrant for her arrest. She is charged with accessory after the fact, two counts of witness intimidation, and two counts of withholding evidence from an official proceeding.
Dixon was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on June 18 and ordered held without bail.
Santos was arraigned in the same court on June 20 and ordered held on a $2,500 bail with a condition to stay away from witnesses and not contact them.
Cherisme was arraigned on June 26 in Suffolk Superior Court, where bail was set at $4,000 with the condition of no contact with other defendants or the family of the victim.
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