Mattapan

Authorities have not said if they believe Walter Hendrick was the one who pulled the trigger.

Authorities have not said if they believe Walter Hendrick was the one who pulled the trigger.

A man appeared in court Thursday to face new charges in the death of his 12-year-old brother in Mattapan over the summer. Boston police arrested Walter Hendrick Wednesday on those new charges — including manslaughter and witness intimidation. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court. Hendrick is facing prior additional weapons charges for the shooting…

The brother of a 12-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood over the summer has been charged with manslaughter in the death, Boston police said Wednesday. Savian Ellis, 12, was found fatally wounded at a home on Fessenden Street on July 13, according to Boston police. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. On Wednesday, the Boston…

An ordinary day in Mattapan turned into a disaster after a water main break on Thursday, which sent water flooding into the streets and even into some homes. Now, the work is on to fix it. You can still see the hole where it all started on Lorna Road. “No one believed me,” resident Takija King said. “I said, ‘OMG,…

Roads were soaked after a water main break Thursday in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood.

A water main break sent water gushing through the streets of Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Thursday, flooding several yards and basements. City officials say a 10-inch water main broke very close to a fire hydrant firefighters were using to battle a house fire on Lorna Road. The blaze was quickly knocked down and no injuries were reported. About 10 minutes later,…

Regan Feliz is due in court for an arraignment on weapons charges.

A man arrested in a Mattapan nightclub shooting that sent people running for their lives early Monday morning is expected to face a judge in Dorchester District Court on Tuesday. Twenty-nine-year-old Regan Feliz will be brought to court for an arraignment on the weapons charges he faces, after the shooting at Macumba Latina Club on River Street. Two people ended…

Police say they arrested a 17-year-old male in Mattapan early Saturday morning at 3:12 a.m. after police heard gunshots near 5 Norfolk Ter., and heard the 17-year-old trying to flee afterwards. Police say they were already in the area when they heard the gunshot, then heard the 17-year-old suspect trying to escape. The suspect was found hiding near an opening…

The 12-year-old who died after being shot last week in Mattapan has been identified by Boston police nearly a week later. Savian Ellis, 12, was found fatally wounded at a residence on Fessenden Street on Thursday, police said Wednesday. The Boston resident was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The shooting happened inside an apartment building, which friends said was…

A 22-year-old man appeared in court to face charges in connection to the death of his younger brother.

Walter Hendrick, 22, was identified in court as the victim’s older brother. A judge set a $2,500 cash bail for Hendrick during an arraignment in Dorchester District Court just before 11 a.m.

Boston police announced Thursday that detectives in the homicide unit arrested Walter Hendrick, from Mattapan, on gun charges in connection with their investigation.

As a neighborhood in the Mattapan section of Boston reels from a shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy, the man arrested on gun charges in connection with the case appeared in court Friday. Walter Hendrick, 22, was identified in court as the victim’s older brother. A judge set $2,500 cash bail for Hendrick during his arraignment in Dorchester District Court…

A man is facing firearm charges in connection to the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy.

A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A 12-year-old boy died in a shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood on Thursday, and police say a man has been arrested on firearm charges. Few details were immediately available, but Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said at a news conference that it didn’t appear early in the investigation to be a random shooting. The shooting on Fessenden Street near...

A Fourth of July celebration in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood turned violent, leaving five people injured.

The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on River Street near the Milton line, according to Boston police. Two guns were recovered.