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Boston Man Charged in Roxbury Shooting That Paralyzed Bystander, Ordered Held Without Bail

A judge ordered the 24-year-old held without bail pending a December probation hearing following his first court appearance.

Overview

  • Police arrested Shawn Walker on Wednesday in connection with the Oct. 8 gunfire outside Vasquez Restaurant on Dudley Street.
  • He faces counts including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and multiple firearms offenses.
  • Prosecutors say surveillance video shows a man exiting a Hyundai and firing about 20 rounds, with Walker’s fingerprints recovered from a car left nearby.
  • Investigators noted social media images of Walker holding a distinctive white firearm magazine that matches details seen on video.
  • A woman walking with her boyfriend was struck and is paralyzed from the waist down, and Devante Stinson was previously arrested as the alleged driver.