Suspect in Quincy Center Shooting Held on Bail

QUINCY, MA — A Randolph man arrested following an alleged gunshot incident in Quincy Center was ordered held on bail Monday.

Cory Kisakye, 18, was arraigned in Quincy District Court and pleaded not guilty to multiple firearm charges. He was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail.

On Friday at 1:51 p.m., police responded to a report of gunshots fired behind Santander Bank on Hancock Street. Prosecutors allege that Kisakye and the juvenile intended to obtain marijuana from a person without paying for it. Multiple witnesses say that they saw an argument between the two suspects in the victim take place behind the bank and a person identified as the minor take a firearm out of his waste band before firing a shot that struck glass at the nearby Masonic Temple. Police say the two then fled the scene.

Following a search for suspects on foot and with helicopters, police found two individuals who matched the description of the suspects on the second floor of a parking garage at 1250 Hancock St., police said. When asked why they were in the garage, the two said they were students. When police asked for identification, the juvenile allegedly dropped his backpack, jumped 20 feet to the ground, and fled. Kisakye was taken into custody at the garage. Two guns, including one reported stolen in Providence, Rhode Island was found in the backpack, prosecutors said. The juvenile was located near the intersection of Newport Avenue and Hancock Street.Subscribe to the Quincy Patch newsletter.

Prosecutors requested $150,000 cash bail. Kisakey's attorney argued that Kisakye would be unable to pay a high bail and requested $1,000 cash bail. She told Judge Mark Coven that the juvenile shot the gun and Kisakye had no idea he was going to pull the trigger. She added that the backpack in the garage belonged to the juvenile and a second bag that belonged to Kisakye had benign items.

If Kisakye posts bail, he will be subjected to GPS monitoring and home confinement. He must have no contact with the victim and witnesses.

Due to the juvenile's age, no information about his arraignment will be released.

He is due back in court April 19.

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