Crime & Safety
Tyler Lawrence Shooting: Boston Man Arrested In 13-Year-Old's Death
Lawrence, 13, was shot to death in Mattapan on a Sunday morning in late January.
BOSTON, MA — A Boston man has been arrested and charged in the Jan. 29 fatal shooting of Tyler Lawrence, a 13-year-old Norwood boy who was visiting his grandparents in Mattapan.
The shooting happened at around 11:30 a.m. in along Babson Street, where Boston police said they found the Coakley Middle School schooler with gunshot wounds.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Monday he would seek a first-degree murder charge against Csean Skerritt, 34, in Lawrence's death. Skerritt will be arraigned at Dorchester Municipal Court soon, Hayden said.
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It's unclear why Lawrence was shot, but the boy's death sparked outrage and sadness in Boston and Norwood. His family held a vigil for him Sunday in Norwood.
Skerritt was charged in Lawrence's killing after appearing in federal court on an unrelated drug distribution charge, according to authorities.
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