Palm Beach Police: Men arrested after targeting, stealing from The The shooter fled the area and remains on the loose, police said. Reports from shoppers came in Saturday afternoon about gunfire at the Braintree mall at 250 Granite St. "I was very close to a door, and I just heard everyone start saying, 'Evacuate! Shoppers reacted on social media asthe incident unfolded about 3 p.m.Saturday. Jose Rodriguez, now 22, of Boston, pleaded guilty to punching a woman during an altercation in a store and firing a gun six times in the thick of the mall. 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. 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. He also serves as the news editor on Saturdays. They were later joined by more units, as well as the Braintree Fire Department, Brewster Ambulance, and first responders from surrounding areas. Some shoppers who couldn't get out quickly enough hid in a storage room, as dozens of police officers armed with assault rifles swarmed the area near Nordstrom and Target. Cohoon said the shooting "lookslike a targeted event. He previously worked covering politics in Pennsylvania and breaking news and government in North Dakota starting in 2012. Holy s**t. Another shooting?" A fight escalated into a shooting and Michael Spence was arrested after he was identified using surveillance footage and other resources. BRAINTREE The South Shore Plaza reopened Sunday after a 26-year-old Boston man was shot inside a store on the first level of the mall Saturday afternoon. The man charged with the shooting, Michael J. Spence, of Quincy, pleadedguilty inSeptember 2019 and was sentenced to five to six years at MCI-Cedar Junction followed by three years of probation. State and Braintree Police Chief Mark Dubois said he plans to work with the mayors office and mall management to reevaluate mall security in the wake of the shooting. The fatal Flint McColgan is the police and courts reporter for the Boston Herald. Everyone was gone by the time we got there, Manson said. We are meeting with the elected officials of Braintree to discuss the ways we can collaboratively support our continued efforts to keep the community safe, South Shore Plaza said in a statement. "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.". #braintree #braintreemall pic.twitter.com/INJjDxmRYH The mall immediately went into lockdown. After South Shore Plaza shooting, mall workers demand greater safety measures By John Hilliard and Andrew Brinker Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated January 23, 2022, 1:05 p.m. Investigators with the Braintree Police Department and Massachusetts State Police do remain in the field, including in the vicinity of South Shore Plaza, according to the DA's Office. Braintree police said the shooting happened at about 3 p.m. Saturday inside a store on the first floor of the mall. Update: Julius Hammond-Desir pleaded not guilty to murder and firearms charges in Quincy District Court Wednesday afternoon. Two days later, it was announced that the victim, 26-year old Dijoun C. Beasley from Dorchester, 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. BRAINTREE, Mass. A 26-year-old man who was shot Saturday afternoon at South Shore Plaza in Braintree remains in grave condition, Braintree police said. Braintree Deputy Police Chief Tim Cohoon said the shooting appeared to be a targeted event and didnt appear to be random.. "I will say that this is unacceptable," Kokoros said. "We don't know if it's a suspect or suspects, we're trying to sort that out," said Morrissey. First published on January 22, 2022 / 9:59 PM. Authorities have not made any arrests in the shooting. It wasn't immediately clear how many times he was shot. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 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. 4 min read. The gun was recovered in a parking garage, police said. South Shore Plaza shooting The South Shore Plaza in Braintree is boosting security measures with K-9 patrols, additional cameras and more in the wake of a deadly shooting in a store. "The suspect, as best we can tell, immediately left the mall," said Cohoon. Police say the suspect immediately left the mall. He was taken to Boston Medical Center and the Norfolk District Attorney's office announced his death on Monday. I didnt think I would ever experience something like this, a woman added. Police continue to search for the shooter. Police said they believe the suspect immediately left the mall, and that the shooting appeared to be a targeted incident with no further immediate threat to the area.. Police believe the suspect immediately fled the mall, and the search for him is ongoing. Here's where they stand. Follow Boston.com on Instagram (Opens in a New Tab), Follow Boston.com on Twitter (Opens in a New Tab), Like Boston.com on Facebook (Opens in a New Tab), 2 young men killed in related shootings identified, N.H. man arrested in Mass., after allegedly fleeing police, crashing car into home, 4 shot dead in Maine home, gunfire erupts on highway, and a man charged with murder: What we know so far. shooting "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 a Saturday," the mayor added. Julius Hammond-Desir, 19, of Maynard, is accused of killing Dijoun C. Beasley, 26, of Dorchester, who was shopping at the mall when he was shot around 3:30 p.m last Saturday.
