Saturday's shooting isn't the first at the South Shore Plaza. No one was hurt in that incident. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hammond-Desir remains at large, police said. Hammond-Desir is scheduled to be arraigned in Quincy District Court. "It's a place that people should be able to go and shop safely, and we should not have gunshots being fired while people are out shopping and enjoying their Saturday.". "If two people that hate each other, come into contact with each other, and they have weapons, it's almost impossible to stop [a shooting.] There was a confrontation between two men inside a store and one of the men shot the other, according to authorities. #NBC10Boston #NECN https://t.co/QqVAxVrEic. More:South Shore Plaza owner says mall getting a K-9 unit, more cameras in response to shooting. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and three years of probation. He previously worked covering politics in Pennsylvania and breaking news and government in North Dakota starting in 2012. Desir was wanted on a murder warrant, accused of shooting and killing 26-year-old Dijoun Beasley at the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree on Jan. 22. I-Team sources say a man seen in a surveillance photo wearing a black face mask and holding a gun in his right hand is the suspect in Saturday's shooting. Defense lawyer Christopher Malcolm described his client as terrified. Then, I decided to go run," Chang said. She said Schwartzsent someone to her home on Forest Street in Attleboro in the middle of the night to pick up her car in an effort not to tip off investigators to her location. The Auburn mall has also been the scene of violence. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Braintree police detectives at (781) 794-8620 or [emailprotected]. Beasley was unarmed and shot at close range. Police say the suspect is not yet in custody. "The suspect, as best we can tell, immediately left the mall," said Cohoon. Darrell Holmes, a St-Laurent resident who lives near the Motel Pierre, said he decided to take an Uber to work Wednesday night because he feared for his life after hearing media reports that victims were being shot at random, including Andr Lemieux, who was shot in St-Laurent. The ongoing investigation is being led by the state police detective unit for Norfolk County and Braintree police. BRAINTREE, Mass. The mayor said Saturday's shooting is one too many, again reiterating that they want to make sure everyone feels safe when they go shopping. Published March 1, 2023 8:54 a.m. PST. First published on January 24, 2022 / 11:58 PM. The Patriot Ledger. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. "The allegations are that Mr. Hammond-Desir shot an unarmed man to death at close range, so we urge you not to approach him but to call 911 if you see him," Morrissey said. In court, Assistant District Attorney Anne Yas said Hammond-Desir spent time in Randolph and New Bedford while evading police. Im thinking maybe its time to move, Holmes said. BRAINTREE (CBS) The South Shore Plaza in Braintree closed Saturday afternoon after a 26-year-old Boston man was shot inside. Authorities say that Hammond-Desire may have changed his appearance since the shooting. His last known address is on Railroad Street in Maynard and he is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and of medium build.. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. near Roman-Zytynsky Park in St-Laurent. This motel is really old and it has a bad reputation., Once again, our police have demonstrated their efficiency and dedication towards the safety of Montrealers. Michael Romstad, executive vice president of property management for Simon, said in a phone interview that the mall is adding new security features including a K-9 unit, more armed guards and more cameras. The second victim was Mohamed Salah Belhaj, 48, killed a few kilometres northeast of the first shooting, at an intersection near St-Benoit Park in the Ahuntsic district around 10:50 p.m. Cohoon added that the shooting "looked like a targeted event and didn't appear to be random at all.". Dijoun Beasley, 26, of Dorchester, was shopping at the mall, when authorities say Julius Hammond-Desir, 19, of Maynard, shot him. Updated: 10:51 AM EST Jan 23, 2022. The scene was secured by about 5:30 p.m., authorities told reporters. Lunar time zone push begins, Hate your signature? QUINCY - A 19-year-old Maynard man has been charged with murder in the death of Dijoun Beasley, who police say was shot in the head at South Shore Plaza last . 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Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. This was the third shooting in five years at the mall. Shoppers could be seen fleeing the mall, while others sheltered in place. The video then shows Hammond-Desir lift his shirt and shoot Beasley in the head. South Shore Plaza remained close for the remainder of Saturday, and it was not immediately clear if it would reopen Sunday. The January shooting was the third time in recent memory shots were fired inside the mall. You only go there if its for something shady. We encountered an issue signing you up. It wasn't immediately clear how many times he was shot. Julius Hammond-Desir, 19, faces a murder charge in the Jan. 22 shooting of Dijoun Beasley at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. Hammond-Desir remains at large, police said. 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"I was very close to a door, and I just heard everyone start saying, 'Evacuate! Police are seeking the public's help in tracking down a teen suspected in a fatal shooting last weekend at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. BRAINTREE, MA The owner of the South Shore Plaza pledged to improve security at the Braintree mall following a fatal shooting on Jan. 22. The tribunal decided, on Jan. 21, 2021, that Shaikh was well enough to reside outside the hospital as long as he agreed to live at a place approved by the people who were treating him. They took a body out of it months ago.. Kokoros said he met with Simon executives, their security division in Indianapolis and Braintree Police Chief Mark Dubois last week to discuss security improvements. Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. Yas said Hammond-Desirconfronted Beasley and shot him seconds later, then left the mall. They also said the investigation into the shooting is continuing in an effort to identify and locate the suspect or suspects. : Denzel Descartes) pic.twitter.com/5P98tpqOIY. "Knowing that this just happened makes me question working here now," she said. Davis said malls and store owners train for incidents like these. An Attleboro woman, Samantha Schwartz, accused of being an accessory-after-the-fact to the murder pled not guilty to the charges in her arraignment at Quincy District Court Friday morning, officials said. The suspect who fired the shot, as best we can tell, immediately left the mall, Cohoon said at a news conference. "I've lived here my whole life. Police have identified the suspect in Saturdays fatal shooting as Julius Hammond-Desir, 19, of Maynard. Tips can also be emailed to. He also serves as the news editor on Saturdays. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Patriot Ledger subscription. ", Photos from the 2020 shooting:Gunfire at South Shore Plaza. Samantha Schwartz, 27, was arraigned Jan. 28in Quincy District Court on a charge of accessory after the fact ofmurder. He is in "serious, very grave condition," Morrissey said. Read more about cookies here. Police searched for the. A suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting incident in a Braintree mall on Friday night. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. "We're seeing robbery gangs, we're seeing active shooters, we're seeing incidents where one person shoots another person or violently attacks on someone," he told the I-Team. Restored 1835 Hingham post and beam home goes for $2M. Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros called the shooting last month "unacceptable.". 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A 26-year-old man who was shot Saturday afternoon at South Shore Plaza in Braintree remains in grave condition, Braintree police said. 0:00. Before journalism, he supported himself as an occasionally successful roving pool player in the Midwest and southwest. A police officer helped them with their belongings as they told a reporter this was their first night in Montreal. Simon Property Group, the company that owns the mall, vowed to make security changes to try to prevent violent incidents like these from happening. Around 6:40 p.m., state police said the mall was cleared and the scene secured. BRAINTREE (CBS) -- A man who was shot inside the South Shore Plaza on Saturday has died, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office announced Monday. A man was critically injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting at a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, and the suspect is still on the loose, police said. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. 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