‘It's complete': Officials detail ‘chilling sequence' prior to fatal shooting
Three men have now been charged in connection with the Feb. 4 death of 33-year-old Mauricio Lawrence on Tennis Road in Mattapan.
At about 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, ShotSpotter detected 18 gunshots near 35 Tennis Road. Boston police responded and found Lawrence had multiple gunshot wounds. He died while being taken by Boston EMS to Boston Medical Center.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the case is a 'chilling sequence of calculated actions.'
About six hours before the shooting, video surveillance shows Jair Meeks, 24, entering Lawrence's place of work to record him while two others waited nearby in a Honda Accord.
Once back in the car, the car's dash cam recorded Meek tell Shovan Darby, 29, of East Weymouth, and Roberto Taylor, 29, of Dorchester, what to do leading up to the shooting, the district attorney's office said. This included telling them to 'wrap [the gun] up in a bag' to 'try to catch the shells,' to put different tire rims on the Accord to alter its appearance and to use special tape to cover the license plate to make the vehicle harder to detect.
Darby and Taylor followed Lawrence in the Accord when he left work, officials said. As Lawrence neared his apartment door, Taylor approached from behind and fired, officials added. Taylor returned to the car and, with Darby driving, fled the area.
'It's complete,' Darby sent Meeks in a text the next morning.
'This case presents a chilling sequence of calculated actions. It also provides an excellent example of investigators pursuing a criminal incident until every person who played a role is identified and brought forward to answer for their conduct,' Hayden said in a press release.
Meeks was charged in Suffolk Superior Court with one count of accessory before the fact. He was ordered held without bail.
Darby and Taylor were charged in Suffolk Superior Court with first-degree murder on May 8.
Meeks, Darby, and Taylor are all due back in Suffolk Superior on June 17 for pre-trial hearings.
Here's how long you can get Dunkin's new Pink Spritz refresher for just $3
Scammer told her to withdraw $20K and stop talking to her family — so she did
Mass. firefighter arrested at work in connection with child sex abuse materials
Mass. casino winner: Slots player bet $1.80 on jackpot spin
Community Preservation Committee to hold informational meeting
Read the original article on MassLive.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Homicide investigation in Marigny after Thursday morning shooting
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man is dead following a shooting in the Marigny area on Thursday morning, Aug. 14. Around 3:10 a.m., New Orleans Police Department officers were alerted of a medical emergency at the corner of Frenchmen and Decatur streets. New Orleans police officer arrested in connection with LSP investigation involving prostitution Responding officers arrived to find an unresponsive man lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was declared dead on the scene by EMS and the incident was reclassified as a homicide investigation. No further details are available at this time. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive. Teenager is one of two victims killed in Seventh Ward shooting The Orleans Parish Coroners Office will release the victim's identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified. Anyone with information on the incident can call NOPD Homicide Section detectives at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at Posts Precautionary boil water advisory issued for parts of St. Bernard Parish Hurricane Erin to strengthen in Atlantic as Gulf system diminishes New Orleans mayor indicted in federal investigation 2025 Range Rover Sport PHEV Sets Longest Luxury EV Range Houma woman accused of defrauding $83K from Medicaid Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
6 hours ago
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: Please only operate on your own pizza
Dear Miss Manners: I work with a woman with whom I have a friendly, professional relationship. We are often in shared-food settings together, such as office lunches or happy hours with appetizers. She adheres to a no-carb diet, but is quite gracious about encouraging others to order or bring whatever they'd like, saying that she'll 'make it work.' My qualm is that when she needs to modify a food, such as only eating the cheese from a pizza, she will execute the modification on the shared dish, rather than taking a slice of pizza and carving it up on her own plate. The crust carcass remains on the serving plate. Is this strange? Is there a polite way to encourage her to perform pizza surgery on her own plate? 'Here, Taylor, why don't you take your piece first.' Dear Miss Manners: I own a small retail gift shop. I offer my clientele traditional gift certificates, printed on card stock, that have the recipient's name, the sender's name and the gift amount, all handwritten by myself. For the past several years, a gentleman from the West Coast has called and purchased a gift certificate for his sister who lives here locally. It's a considerable amount each year. She came in once and requested a handblown glass item that was out of stock. I have since had them restocked, but she hasn't returned. I keep detailed notes of each gift certificate sold and redeemed. This past year, when the brother called, I didn't mention to him that his sister hasn't been redeeming the certificates. I thought it gauche. But I did send a polite note with her next gift, telling her that the item she was looking for is now back in stock. I included our store hours, and wrote that we look forward to seeing her again. It's been six months and she has not shown up, and she has several gift certificates now. They never expire and will always be honored; that's not the problem. I honestly feel in a quandary about receiving money for products that are not being purchased. The brother presumably doesn't know she isn't redeeming his gift certificates, but I don't know if saying something to him is the polite thing to do. Should I say something the next time he calls, or stay quiet? 'I hope that your sister is well. I haven't seen her in the shop in a while, and I was concerned. I would love her to enjoy the things that you are kind enough to facilitate her buying.' This is a gentle way to alert him to the certificate situation, while legitimately veiling it under the more polite guise that your concern is really about her health. Miss Manners will add that it also saves both of you the embarrassment — if it gets back to her — of ratting her out if her taste in shops has changed. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, You can also follow her @RealMissManners. © 2025 Judith Martin
Fox News
14 hours ago
- Fox News
Florida woman wins annual python challenge with record snake haul
A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state's annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year's competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after wrangling 60 of the snakes during the 10-day competition in the Everglades, raking in a whopping $10,000 prize, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "I hunted every day from sundown to sunup looking for pythons," Stanberry told Fox News Digital. "It was tiring, but so worth it to save the native species here in Florida and to take home the title of first female Ultimate Grand Prize Winner." This year's competition wrangled in a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons, with over 900 participants from throughout the United States and Canada accepting the challenge in south Florida's swamp. "The 2025 Florida Python Challenge can go in the books as a success thanks to the hard work of staff, generous support from our partners, continued leadership of Governor DeSantis and involvement of the many competitors in this year's event," Rodney Barreto, FWC Chairman, said. Stanberry is the first woman to earn first place in the competition, while also breaking the previous record for most snakes caught since it began in 2013, FWC confirmed to Fox News Digital. She also works as a contract hunter for the state. "I am honored for that title," Stanberry said. "Not only because I work hard daily to save the Evergaldes and the native species that call the Evergaldes home, but also because there are tons of other hard-working hunters out there - many of them being amazing female contractors." The competition invites novice and professional snake catchers to Florida's Everglades in an attempt to cut down on the invasive species harming the state's wildlife. Participants are required to trap and humanely kill each snake. "Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida has taken unprecedented steps to remove invasive pythons, protect our natural resources and conserve native wildlife," South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Member "Alligator Ron" Bergeron said, adding, "Long live the Everglades!"
