Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. He was taken to a Boston hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Jan. 4: Boston man admits to shooting teenager at South Shore Plaza, will spend 8 years in prison, July 2020: Braintree mayor to meet with mall on security, Cohoon said the shooter immediately left the mall and police are searching for him. Braintree Police Deputy Chief Tim Cohoon said there was "an encounter in one of the stores" at around 3 p.m. : Denzel Descartes) pic.twitter.com/5P98tpqOIY. The Target store opened at its regular time of 7 a.m. Sunday, and the rest of the mall opened at noon. The victim survived, and earlier this month the accused gunman, Jose Rodriguez, pleaded guilty to all the charges against him. "Knowing that this just happened makes me question working here now," she said. I kind of immediately went into panic and then the sirens started to sound, another woman recalled. His arraignment is expected to happen some time today in Quincy District Court. The suspect allegedly approached the victim, pulled out a firearm and shot the man. All rights reserved. This is not the first incident that we've had at the mall, the last being July 3, 2020," he said. Shoppers who were inside the plaza when the shooting took place recalled the panic they felt as they raced to get outside. The mall was cleared about 6:40 p.m. Saturday. Nathaniel also does freelance play-by-play broadcast work for high school football and baseball. Braintree Deputy Chief Tim Cohoon, Deputy Chief Michael Want and Mayor Charles Kokoros held a press conference about 5 p.m. Saturday. Braintree Deputy Police Chief Tim Cohoon said the shooting appeared to be a targeted event and didnt appear to be random.. "We don't know if it's a suspect or suspects, we're trying to sort that out," said Morrissey. The mall was closed for the remainder of the day. The Norfolk District Attorney's Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Anyone with information is asked to contactBraintree Policeat 781-794-8620 or emailtips@braintreema.gov,or call State Police detectives at 781-830-4990. A 26-year-old man who was shot Saturday afternoon at South Shore Plaza in Braintree remains in grave condition, Braintree police said. After the incident, the mall stepped up security, including installing an automated phone system to notify all of its 200 stores in the event of an emergency. He was in serious and very grave condition Saturday night, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey told reporters at a news conference hours after the shooting. BRAINTREE, Mass. South Shore Plaza reopens as police investigate shooting Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). UPDATE: The victim, identified as Dijoun C. Beasley, 26, of Dorchester, has died from his injuries, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey and Braintree Police Chief Mark Dubois said in a release on Monday. They also said the investigation into the shooting is continuing in an effort to identify and locate the suspect or suspects. Rick is a Massachusetts native and graduated from Boston University. Those inside the mall said there were calls to evacuate the building as soon as the shooting took place. Djalissa Monterro, who works at the mall, said she saw a lot of kids crying because their parents were still inside as they were rushed out. Authorities investigating a deadly shooting at a Massachusetts mall have arrested a woman accused of being an accessory after the fact. As mayor, it's very frustrating to have incidents like this occur while people are out shopping on a Saturday. We all just waited outside and ran toward the outside, and I just kept walking with the crowd. Hammond-Desir is accused of shooting and killing Dijoun Beasley, 26, of Dorchester, at an undisclosed store on the main floor of the mall around 3 p.m. that afternoon. South Shore Plaza shooting Officers were called to the northeast parking lot outside Nordstrom around 8:30 p.m., Sgt. The man was taken to a Boston area hospital, police said. Crime:Some South Shore high-profile cases go to trial this year. "I was very close to a door, and I just heard everyone start saying, 'Evacuate! Reach Mary Whitfill at mwhitfill@patriotledger.com.
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