Scene of fatal shooting at 891 Centre St., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2105.
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Victim in Monday’s Monument Killing Was Kenneth Lamour, 21, of Hyde Park

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Kenneth Lamour, 21, of Hyde Park, was the man shot to death on Centre Street between the Monument and Murray Circle on Monday, according to prosecutors. His alleged killer, Josiah Zachery, 18, is also from Hyde Park. Jamaica Plain News is seeking full information on Lamour. We have confirmed with the Suffolk County District Attorney's office that his record included an alleged stomp-down of a Department of Youth Services worker when he was 18. In that 2011 incident, the worker had been punched to the ground by another resident of the Connelly Youth Center in Roslindale.

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One of the residential streets in Pondside blocked off by police tape after a fatal shooting at 891 Centre St., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.
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Hyde Park Teen Charged With Murder, Assault in Centre Street Mayhem

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Police have identified the alleged killer in Wednesday's Centre Street violence. Police arrested and charged Josiah Zachery, 18, of Hyde Park with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and assault by means of a dangerous weapon on a police officer. Boston Police Officer Neva Coakley said the incident took place about 10:32 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 891 Centre St. According to police, an officer on patrol heard the shot and went to investigate. He saw one victim on the ground.

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Still from video of Police Commissioners William Evans speaking in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2105.

Commish Praises ‘Tremendous Restraint’ of Officers Not Returning Fire

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At least one suspect in Wednesday's fatal shooting fired at pursuing police officers on the mid-day streets of Pondside. None of the cops returned fire. Two people, including the person who allegedly shot at police, were taken into custody. Police Commissioner William Evans praised their restraint in a post on the department's blog. “None of our officers were injured," Evans said, "but again used tremendous restraint and regard for the safety of the public when quickly reacting and detaining these two individuals.”

Boston Police Officer Neva Coakley said the incident took place about 10:32 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 891 Centre St.

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‘Deeply Saddening’ — Youth Program Speaks on Fatal Monument Shooting

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Police say at least some of those involved with Wednesday's fatal shooting on Centre Street were part of the Roca program, which works to keep young people out of jail. "It's deeply saddening," said John Ward, director of external affairs for the nonprofit social service agency. "We remain deeply committed to our mission of disrupting the cycle of incarceration and poverty." One man is dead, police say, and a man and woman are in custody. One of the suspects allegedly fired multiple shots at a police officer who tried to intervene.

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Scene of fatal shooting at 891 Centre St., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2105.
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Man Dead, Cop Shot At, Two People in Custody in Centre Street Shooting

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One man is dead and a police officer took fire but did not return it in an incident that has shut down Centre Street from Murray Circle to the Monument. Boston Police Officer Neva Coakley said the incident took place about 10:32 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 891 Centre St. An officer, who according to the Boston Herald heard the shot and went to investigate, saw one victim on the ground and confronted the suspects. The police officer was shot at but not hit. He did not fire his weapon, Coakley said.

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The Tedeschi's at the Monument, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
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High Court Denies Appeal in Murder of JP Tedeschi Clerk

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The Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday denied Ed "Butchie" Corliss's appeal of his 2011 conviction for gunning down convenience store clerk Surendra Dangol. Corliss, who was out on parole in a prior killing of a convenience store employee, shot Dangol while robbing the Tedeschi's at the Monument. Corliss's lawyers argued prosecutors destroyed evidence and the judge should have allowed evidence the defense claims would show surveillance footage distorted the killer's height. Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley praised the ruling. “The SJC made the right decision," Conley said in a statement through his press office.

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The Most Serious Crimes Dropped 11 Percent in JP for 2014

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This map, created by Welcome to Dot, shows Part I crimes (i.e. the most serious ones) graphed within a quarter-mile radius. Credit: Welcome to Dot

Statistically, the most serious crimes are down 11 percent in JP for 2014. That's according to Boston Police Sgt. Beth Leary, who passed along that information at Monday night's Jamaica Pond Association meeting. Leary, who closely tracks crime in the E-13 police district, said it was a "really good year" and that JP's result was "one of the best in the city."

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JP Man Pleads Not Guilty to South End Slaying

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A Jamaica Plain man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the killing of Evens Archer. Johnnie Bonnie, 22, pleaded not guilty to all four counts against him, according to the Herald. Archer, 17, was gunned down at a South End party on Castle Court. Prosecutors aim to prove Bonnie was the man who fired one shot into the back of Archer's head. It was three weeks before Archer, a Dorchester resident, died from his injuries, prosecutors said in a statement.

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Jamaica Plain Man Indicted in Killing at South End Party

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A Suffolk County Grand Jury has indicted Johnnie Bonnie, 22, of Jamaica Plain, in the June killing of Evens Archer. Archer, 17, was gunned down at a South End party on Castle Court. Prosecutors aim to prove Bonnie was the man who fired one shot into the back of Archer's head. It was three weeks before Archer, a Dorchester resident, died from his injuries, prosecutors said in a statement. Grand jurors handed down the indictment on Friday.

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File Photo: Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley, left, at an Aug. 25, 2014 press conference at Boston Police Headquarters.
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Two Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Basketball Court Slaying

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Two men admitted their roles in shooting 14-year-old Jaewon Martin on a Jackson Square basketball court in 2010, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley announced Thursday. Timothy Hearns and Ramon Silvelo-Miles, both 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the May 8, 2010 killing of Martin. Hearns, who said he pulled the trigger, was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison plus five years of probation. Silvelo-Miles, who went to the Bromley-Heath basketball court with Hearns, was sentenced to at least nine years in prison plus three years of probation. Prosecutors said Hearns and Silvelo-Miles, members of the H-Block gang, went to Bromley-Heath looking to shoot members of the Heath Street gang.

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