A 23-year-old man was held on high bail at his arraignment last week on charges that he shot and wounded another man on the basketball courts at the Back Bay Fens, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

SHARIF ADDI ADAN (D.O.B. 1/1/87), a refugee from war-torn Somalia now living in Roxbury, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on July 16 on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm.

Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Tynes requested that Adan be held on $200,000 cash bail; District Court Judge Shannon Frison granted that request.

Tynes told the court that, shortly after 7:20 p.m. on July 15, Boston Police received information from the Northeastern University Police Department that a person had been shot on the basketball courts at Roberto Clemente Field. The suspect was described as wearing a red T-shirt and white shorts, and was believed to be headed on foot towards the Museum of Fine Arts.

Boston Police responded to the area and found Northeastern University Police officers detaining a man matching the suspect’s description. That suspect – later identified as the defendant – was stopped by a university bicycle officer who observed him running across Huntington Avenue away from the Fenway, sweating profusely.

Adan allegedly told officers, “It’s in the bag,” after being apprehended. When questioned further about what was in the bag, Adan allegedly volunteered, “The gun, they were sizing me up.”

That officer then removed the defendant’s backpack and placed him in handcuffs. Inside of the backpack, the officers observed a black revolver and 42 rounds of ammunition.

Boston Police and NUPD officers brought Adan to the park where the incident took place. Witnesses positively identified him as the shooter. The victim, who sustained three non-fatal gunshot wounds to his left leg, was transported to Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where he was treated and released.

In a post-Miranda statement to Boston Police detectives, Adan allegedly said he fired the shots at the victim because they had been fighting.

Adan is represented by attorney Carla Barrett. He is expected to return to the court on August 11.