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16-Year-Old Allen Curry Charged as Adult in 2024 Mattapan Killing

Prosecutors plan to arraign the teen in Suffolk Superior Court following a lengthy homicide investigation.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the defendant as Allen Curry, 16, who is scheduled for arraignment Monday in Suffolk Superior Court.
  • Boston police arrested Curry on Friday in Jamaica Plain on a Superior Court warrant after more than a year of investigative work.
  • Curry is charged with murder, using a firearm in the commission of a felony, attempted assault and battery with a firearm, and carrying a firearm without a license.
  • Investigators say the July 5, 2024 shooting near Gladeside Avenue and Donwood Terrace killed 17-year-old Stoughton High student Christian Cousins.
  • A teenage girl seated next to Cousins in a car was wounded but survived, and police say the case remains active with tips requested at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to 27463.