Brockton Man Charged in 2004 Dorchester Murder

BROCKTON, MA - Two men have been arrested in connection to a Dorchester murder that took place nearly 12 years ago.

Kevin Graham, 36, of Brockton, and Ellis Golden, 32, of Dorchester, were arrested Thursday, according to the Boston Police Department. They will face charges stemming from the murder of Thomas E. Hawkins.

Golden was arraigned Friday in Dorchester Municipal Court and charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. He as ordered held without bail. Graham is being held for an unrelated matter in Bristol Court and will be arraigned on a date to be determined, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

On Aug. 14, 2014, at about 1 a.m., Boston police responded to a report of gunfire near Theodore Stree. Police located a wounded Hawkins on nearby Marden Avenue, according to the District Attorney's office. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. His wallet was found the next day in a school yard abutting Hildreth Street, empty of cash, investigators said.

Assistant District Attorney Judith Lyons said in court that various witness statements included details on the sound of gunshots, observations of two men – one of them with a gun – running from the area where Hawkins was killed, and the direction in which they ran. Lyons said that witness statements led to the defendants’ identification by name and through photo arrays.

Golden is due back in court on July 22.