![]() The district attorney praised the witness for providing the video evidence that helped lead to Romain’s arrest. Hayden on Sunday responded to the scene where Beausejour was shot and called on the public to provide information about that shooting and the other violent incidents. The shooting was one of several violent incidents in Boston Sunday evening and Monday morning. Romain’s clothing was identical to the clothing of the shooter in the video provided by the witness, Hayden said. The juvenile has not been charged. Police ordered the driver, later identified as Riccardy Romain, and a juvenile passenger to exit the vehicle. Romain and the juvenile exited without incident and were placed into handcuffs, Hayden said. A subsequent search of the pickup truck yielded two loaded pistols. Several minutes later, police spotted the vehicle and trailer stopped at the intersection of Elm Hill Avenue and Warren Street, less than a half-mile from the shooting scene. The video showed a man with a backward baseball cap, gray beard, light gray T-shirt, dark gray pants and black sneakers holding a dark-colored firearm in his hand, pointing it at the victim, and the victim falling to the ground, McEvoy said. The video also showed a black Cadillac pickup truck with an attached U-Haul trailer fleeing the scene. ![]() When officers arrived, they found the victim, later identified as Jackson Beausejour, 33, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the neck, Hayden said. Beausejour was taken by ambulance to Boston Medical Center and pronounced dead.Īssistant District Attorney Sarah McEvoy said responding officers were approached by a witness who showed them video he had taken with his cellphone. ![]()
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