BOSTON, March 12, 2015— Two men were ordered held without bail at their arraignment today for fatally shooting Ryan Morrissey and injuring a second man, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

DANILO SOTO (D.O.B. 7/10/93) of Dorchester and ALEXANDER SOTO (D.O.B. 9/6/97) of Charlestown were each arraigned today in Charlestown Municipal Court on charges of murder and armed assault with intent to murder.  At the request of Assistant District Attorney Mark Hallal, both men were ordered held without bail.

The man who allegedly drove the men from the scene, JULIO BAEZ (D.O.B. 2/28/91) of Charlestown, was arraigned on identical charges yesterday and ordered held without bail.

Hallal told the court that Danilo Soto and Alexander Soto, who are not related, walked by a Main Street convenience store at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 and observed a group of people standing outside the store.  A few minutes later, the two men walked back to the area of the store; by that time, the individuals initially standing outside had entered the store and Morrissey and his 19-year-old companion had exited.  Danilo Soto and Alexander Soto brandished firearms as they walked past the two young men and opened fire, striking both victims.

The two assailants fled on foot on Salem Street, where they entered the backseat of a gray Acura operated by Baez, who struck a vehicle parked on Salem Street as he drove the alleged shooters from the scene, prosecutors said.

Both victims were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where Morrissey succumbed to his injuries on Nov. 9.

Despite claims to Boston Police detectives that they were not in Charlestown on the night of Nov. 5, cell tower records place Danilo Soto and Alexander Soto in the area of the shooting immediately before and after the shooting, prosecutors said.

Both men’s fingerprints were located on the rear doors of the gray Acura.  Baez, whose mother was the vehicle’s registered owner, acknowledged during an interview with investigators that he was operating the vehicle on the night of the shooting.

Danilo Soto was represented by William White, Alexander Soto by Steven Sack, and Baez by Joseph Perrullo.  All return to court April 15.

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All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.