A Dorchester man charged with shooting two men to death near a popular Uphams Corner restaurant was ordered held without bail at his arraignment today in Superior Court, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

EMMANUEL PINA a.k.a. EMMANUEL DePINA (D.O.B. 4/25/83) is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the Aug. 2 shooting deaths of 20-year-old Jovany Eason and 47-year-old Manuel Monteiro at the Ka’-Carlos Bar and Grill. Pina is also charged with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the non-fatal shooting of a third man and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Assistant District Attorney John Pappas of Conley’s Homicide Unit told the court that Eason was at the restaurant with several friends early that morning and became involved in a verbal altercation with one of Pina’s associates, SANDRO TAVARES (D.O.B.12/25/83). Monteiro, a chef at Ka’-Carlos, had just finished his shift and attempted to defuse the situation.

Despite Monteiro’s efforts, Pappas said, the altercation was rekindled in the area of the men’s room a few minutes later. That altercation included Eason and one or more of his associates on one side, and Pina and his associates on the other.

Eason left the men’s room, where Pina allegedly kicked and beat one of Eason’s associates. Members of Pina’s group allegedly chased Eason out of the restaurant.

“Manuel Monteiro assisted in quelling the altercation and getting the combatants out the door,” Pappas said. After they left, Monteiro walked out the front door briefly before coming back inside. Once inside, Monteiro stood looking out one of the Ka’- Carlos windows located near the front door.

Outside, Eason and an associate went to Eason’s car, which was parked on Hancock Street. One of Pina’s associates allegedly confronted Eason, Pappas said.

It was at this point, the prosecutor said, that Tavares brandished a semi-automatic handgun at Eason. When Tavares allegedly began to have difficulty with the gun, Pina approached Tavares and took the handgun.

“Ignoring pleas of ‘Don’t shoot! Don’t Shoot!’, defendant Pina, his purpose clear and now armed with defendant Tavares’s gun, pursued Jovany Eason from the middle of Hancock Street toward Ka’-Carlos,” Pappas said. “Monteiro had taken up a fateful position near the front door observing the drama unfold.”

When Pina allegedly began firing at his target, “a bullet meant for Eason shattered the window and ripped through Monteiro’s chest,” Pappas said. Monteiro clutched his chest and collapsed to the floor, where he died moments later.

Meanwhile, Pina continued chase Eason on foot across Hancock Street, onto Jerome Street, and then onto Bird Street, where Eason collapsed and died of multiple gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted by the defendant.

At about the same time, a third man, TIMOTHY SANTOS (D.O.B. 6/26/85), began to exchange gunfire with Pina. During this third shooting, Pappas said, Santos fired his .380 semiautomatic at Pina, who returned fire. After the exchange of gunfire, Santos entered a vehicle and was driven to Boston Medical Center where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right leg.

Pappas said that Boston Police homicide detectives had recovered security and surveillance footage from Ka’-Carlos and other locations that showed the scene “before, during, and after” the incident and led to Pina’s identification as the gunman.

“What is captured on that video,” Pappas said, “is a calculated and vicious response to the earlier altercations where the defendant, having every opportunity to walk away, turned the encounter deadly, callously indifferent to anyone’s well being.”

Santos has been indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm and armed assault with intent to murder, and is expected to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court next week. Tavares, who has not yet been apprehended, was indicted on murder and firearm charges for his role in Eason’s and Monteiro’s homicides.

Pina was represented by attorney James Budreau. He will return to court on Jan. 7, 2010.