Second Suspect Charged in 2013 Murder of Concord-Carlisle Grad

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Police this week said a second suspect has been arrested in the 2013 shooting death of a Concord-Carlisle High School graduate.

Briana Bigby, 23, and her boyfriend were shot in broad daylight on on June 1, 2013 on Walnut Avenue in Roxbury. Her boyfriend, who was reportedly the target of the shooting, survived.

Bigby was a METCO student who graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 2009.

Photo credit: boston.homicidewatch.org

Last year, Anthony Howard, 29, was charged in the shooting.

This week, police announced Rasheem Christian, 24, was also charged.

Boston police said Christian is a career criminal. They arrested him after going through phone records, interviews, and ballistics, among other evidence. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. Howard also has a criminal record that includes a gun charge.

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