Cambridge Shooting Suspect's Arraignment Scheduled For Thursday

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The suspect in the Memorial Drive shooting incident this week is scheduled to be arraigned virtually from the hospital on Thursday, according to court scheduling.

Tyler Brown is being charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and illegal firearm possession after opening fire into traffic with an assault-style weapon. When law enforcement arrived on the scene, Brown began shooting at them as well before ultimately surrendering. Brown suffered gunshot wounds himself after being shot by a Trooper and a former Marine who had a license to carry. Brown was on parole at the time of the incident stemming from a shootout with Boston police in the spring of 2020.

Brown’s arraignment is being carried out by Cambridge District Court in Medford. The schedule lists Carolyn McGowan of McGowan and Associates as his defense attorney.

On the day of the shooting, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said that Boston police contacted its peers in Cambridge to alert them of Brown after being warned by his parole officer. According to the parole officer, Brown had relapsed and used crack cocaine and expressed suicidal thoughts. A neighbor of Brown corroborated that story saying Brown was acting erratically the night before and was also drinking alcohol. He was released from McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Belmont on Friday, May 8.

Two men were shot and critically injured by Brown on Monday. One of the victims has reportedly been released from the hospital after being shot in the head. The other, 34-year-old Casmir Bangoura, remains hospitalized after being shot multiple times.

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