SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOR DOUBLE SHOOTING AT DCR FIELD

State Police have apprehended a suspect in the shooting that wounded two teenagers at a state ball field earlier this month, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

State Police detectives assigned to Conley’s office, with the assistance of the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, today arrested ADO DASILVA (D.O.B. 7/21/91) at his East Brookline Street residence. Dasilva was arrested on a warrant charging him with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and multiple firearms offenses. The charges stem from an incident at Kelly Field, owned by the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Dasilva is expected to be arraigned Monday at West Roxbury District Court.

State Police patrol units responded to the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Kelly Field in Hyde Park at about 6:15 p.m. on July 18 for a report of two people shot. The victims, whose names are not being released, were identified as 17-year-old males, one from Hyde Park who sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg and one from Mattapan who suffered gunshot wounds to his back and buttocks.

The Hyde Park victim was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Mattapan victim was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. None of the injuries was deemed life-threatening. The motive for the attack remains under investigation, Conley said.

State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk DA’s office investigate all violent crimes on state property within the City of Boston. They were assisted by State Police Troop H investigators and the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force. State Police criminalists and ballisticians also responded to gather and process evidence at the scene.

The investigation remains open and active, Conley said, urging anyone with information on the shooting to call the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit at 617-727-8817 or the Boston Police CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS. Tipsters may also text their information to investigators by texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463). All tipsters may remain anonymous if they wish.