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Boston Globe
20-05-2025
- Boston Globe
Man sentenced to 17 to 24-years for shooting and killing man on Dorchester porch
Testimony had begun in the trial on May 2, and Allah-Barnes changed his plea to guilty on May 5, the statement said. Allah-Barnes drove by Fitzpatrick as he was parking his car on Bernard Street. shortly after 12:00 p.m. on May 18, 2020, prosecutors said. He then turned onto an adjacent street and parked. Allah-Barnes then walked up to the front porch of 45 Bernard St. and fired multiple shots at Fitzpatrick, prosecutors said. Advertisement He then returned to his car and drove away. Boston police detectives arrested Allah-Barnes on May 21, 2020, prosecutors said. In court on Monday, several of Fitzpatrick's family members delivered victim impact statements. His aunt said that the family often met for Bible study at the Bernard Street home. Fitzpatrick's father said he was proud of his son and that he was 'quite a community worker,' and that 'he was taking senior citizens to church, picking them up Sundays.' Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the statements were a touching remembrance and a testament to how deeply Fitzpatrick is missed by his loved ones. 'I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick's family for sharing their special memories and I thank the investigators, prosecutors and victim witness advocates who worked to secure a measure of justice for his tragic death,' Hayden said. Advertisement Adam Sennott can be reached at
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man pleads guilty to Boston fatal shooting from May 2020 midway through trial
A 42-year-old man has received a decades-long prison sentence in connection with a 2020 Boston fatal shooting after pleading guilty midway through his trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced Monday. On May 5, Mattapan resident Yaliek Allah-Barnes pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of 49-year-old Dorchester resident Derek Fitzpatrick on May 18, 2020, the district attorney's office said in a press release. He changed his plea just days after his trial began on May 2. Around noon on May 18, 2020, Allah-Barnes parked his car, walked up to the front porch of 45 Bernard St. in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood and fired multiple shots, hitting Fitzpatrick, according to prosecutors. Allah-Barnes then returned to his car and fled the scene, but Boston police detectives arrested him in connection with the shooting days later. Read more: Yaliek Allah-Barnes charged with murder in daytime shooting of Derek Fitzpatrick; Boston sees 4 killings in 6 days At Allah-Barnes' sentencing, several of Fitzpatrick's family members delivered victim impact statements, the district attorney's office said. His aunt shared that the family often met for Bible study at the Bernard Street home, while his father spoke of his pride for his son, saying he was 'quite a community worker,' and that 'he was taking senior citizens to church, picking them up Sundays.' In the release, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden thanked Fitzpatrick's family members for their statements. 'These statements served as both a touching remembrance of Derek Fitzpatrick and a testament to how deeply he is missed by those who knew and loved him,' he said. Judge Mary Ames ultimately sentenced Allah-Barnes to 17 to 24 years in prison on the manslaughter charge. Murder suspect Brian Walshe wants Google searches on body disposal suppressed from trial Cape Cod woman charged in connection with man stabbed after parking lot fight R.I. man found guilty of killing Dorchester man after he was denied taxi ride Lynnfield man found dead in apartment played semi-pro football Man who killed beloved delivery driver given parole after nearly 40 years Read the original article on MassLive.
