Man, 18, charged with murder in 17-year-old’s fatal shooting in Mass. city
An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged Tuesday night after a 17-year-old was shot and killed in Brockton.
Tyree St. Cloud has been charged with murder and three illegal firearms charges in connection with the death of Jeffry Damestoire, the Plymouth County District attorney's office said in a Wednesday press release . He pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Brockton District Court on Wednesday and was held without bail.
Brockton police responded to reports of gunfire near a bus terminal on Commercial Street just before 8 p.m. on March 24, the district attorney's office said. The city's automated gunshot alert system recorded 14 rounds being fired.
Officers found Damestoire at the bus terminal with multiple gunshot wounds, the district attorney's office said. He was taken to Brockton Hospital where he was declared dead just after 8:45 p.m.
Witnesses told investigators at the scene that the shooter was wearing all black and had fled toward Stillman Avenue, the district attorney's office said. Officers pursued the suspect, who was later identified as St. Cloud, and arrested him on Otis Street.
St. Cloud told investigators he'd dropped a black Glock 30 behind an apartment on Stillman Avenue, the district attorney's office said. Officers found the pistol in the location St. Cloud had specified.
Witness interviews and security footage of the incident indicated that the shooting had happened in the midst of a fight between St. Cloud and Damestoire, the district attorney's office said. During the struggle, St. Cloud drew his gun and fired at Damestoire.
The killing was the second fatal shooting to happen in Brockton this week.
St. Cloud's next court appearance is scheduled for April 13. No further information about the shooting has been released.
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