BOSTON, March 18, 2015— A Chelsea man was indicted today for the murder 29-year-old Javier Ortiz and the non-fatal shooting of another man last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced today.

A Suffolk County grand jury today returned indictments charging HECTOR ENAMORADO (D.O.B. 10/22/78) with first-degree murder, armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

He has been held without bail since his arrest days after the Dec. 14 shooting.  Today’s indictments move the case from Chelsea District Court to Suffolk Superior Court, where it will be adjudicated.

Chelsea Police responded to a report of a person shot on Chester Avenue address at about 3:05 on the morning of Dec. 14 and located the 34-year-old surviving victim outside suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.  That man directed police to an apartment inside where Ortiz was found suffering from gunshot wounds. 

Both men were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where Ortiz died.

Chelsea Police detectives and members of the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit gathered evidence at the scene, witness statements, and additional evidence and sought a warrant for Enamorado’s arrest later that day.  He was located on Dec. 16 and placed under arrest.

The grand jury proceedings leading to today indictments were led by Assistant District Attorney Amy Galatis of the DA’s Homicide Unit.  Enamorado is represented by James Cipoletta.  A date has not been set for Enamorado’s arraignment in Superior Court.

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