BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2014— Two men were arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on gun charges today after the police response to a double shooting turned up the alleged gunman and another individual allegedly packing a second unlicensed firearm, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

TERRELL HARRIS (D.O.B. 8/25/94) was arraigned on two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single count each of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Costello recommended that he be held on $500,000 cash bail, that he be ordered to stay away from the victims, and that he wear a GPS tracking device if he posts bail. Judge David Weingarten imposed $50,000 bail and the requested conditions of release.

Additionally, KELVIN THAMES (D.O.B. 7/4/95) of Roxbury was arraigned on separate charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of a large-capacity feeding device, and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm. Assistant District Attorney Joseph Roseme recommended that he be held on $25,000 cash bail and, if he posts that amount, orders that he wear a GPS device, not loiter at any MBTA station, and abide by a curfew. Weingarten imposed $15,000 bail and the recommended conditions.

“Every gun prosecution prevents a potential shooting,” Conley said. “Every shooting prosecution prevents a potential homicide. Police are working around the clock to take illegal firearms off the street, but we also have to focus on the individuals who would use them.”

According to prosecutors, Transit, Boston, and Northeastern University police responded to the Ruggles MBTA Station shortly before 9:00 p.m. Friday after two individuals were shot in the station’s busway. One victim suffered gunshot wounds to the right hand and leg and was treated at Boston Medical Center.  The second victim was transported to Brigham & Women’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg.

A Northeastern University police officer on patrol in the immediate area heard the gunshots and observed Harris as he fled the station.  Harris allegedly refused the officer’s orders to stop and was apprehended after a brief foot chase.  An A. Uberti & C. Gardone VT revolver was discovered in the bushes along Harris’ path of flight, prosecutors said.

Meanwhile, MBTA Transit Police officers received a description of the assailant’s clothing.  That description, which included a dark, hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with a marijuana leaf, matched the clothing worn by Harris when he was apprehended, prosecutors said.

During a post-Miranda interview with Transit Police, Harris allegedly stated that he discharged the firearm and that he’d been involved in a prior altercation with one member of the group in the busway and that the individual made a statement at the station that he perceived as threatening.

As part of the police response to the double shooting, Transit Police at Dudley station took notice of a Route 44 bus that had originated at Ruggles and had a group of passengers whose descriptions matched those of a group possibly connected with that incident. One officer paid particular attention to Thames, recognizing him from previous experience. Once the bus was cleared of passengers, Transit Police searched it and recovered a .40 caliber semiautomatic Hi Point handgun directly under the seat in which Thames had been sitting. He was then taken into custody.

Harris will return to court on March 20 and Thames on March 17.

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