Weekend Gunfire In Suffolk County Leads To One Death, Several Injuries

South End MA

13 April, 2022

8:09 PM

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Press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney: April 12, 2022 BOSTON, April 11, 2022—Four separate incidents involving guns across Suffolk County over the past weekend resulted in one person dead, several people injured and four people arraigned on assault and weapons charges, District Attorney Kevin Harden announced. In Chelsea District Court, Daniel Cote, 32, of Revere was ordered held without bail on charges that he shot at police officers responding to a call Friday night of an armed man acting erratically on Broadway, one of Revere's busiest streets. Assistant District Attorney William Kettlewell said Cote shot at arriving officers, who returned fire and shot Cote in the foot. A 9mm handgun, spent casings and a hypodermic needle were recovered at the scene, Kettlewell said. Cote is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. Judge Matthew Machera ordered Cote to Bridgewater State Hospital for evaluation. His next court date is April 29. This press release was produced by the Suffolk County District Attorney. The views expressed here are the author's own.