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Second Suspect Surrenders in Deadly Mattapan Triple Shooting

Kwessi Silcott is set for arraignment today on a first-degree murder charge in the October attack.

Overview

  • Boston police say 20-year-old Kwessi Silcott turned himself in around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
  • Silcott faces charges of first-degree murder and carrying a firearm without a license at Boston Municipal Court in Dorchester.
  • Earlier this week, 22-year-old Dkhrai Wornum-Brown was ordered held without bail and is due back in court on Feb. 5 for a probable cause hearing.
  • Prosecutors said Wornum-Brown drove a scooter while a gunman jumped off, opened fire on people on a porch, then fled on the vehicle.
  • The Oct. 11 shooting on Hiawatha Road killed 18-year-old G’Kiyah Lewis weeks later and wounded two others, and police report at least 33 shots as they continue to seek tips through 617-343-4470 or CrimeStoppers.