Boston Restaurateur Out On Bail After Shooting Charge: Report

BOSTON, MA — A Boston restaurant co-owner is out on bail less than a year after pleading not guilty to shooting at a man and striking a nearby pastry shop, according to Boston25.

Patrick Mendoza — who previously co-owned the North End's Trattoria di Monica with his brother — entered his plea last July following the shooting on Hanover Street earlier that month in which Mendoza is accused of firing at but missing 60-year-old Rocco Giovanello, striking Modern Pastry's window instead, The Boston Globe reported previously reported.

Mendoza was wanted for weeks on a warrant in connection with the shooting before being captured by the Boston Police Department's Fugitive Unit, according to police.

Giovanello and Mendoza had been in a longtime dispute, with Mendoza's probation in a 2022 assault case involving Giovenello "due to expire on the day of the shooting," WCVB reported last year, citing sources and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.

Patch reached out to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office for more information.