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| Alleged killer was out on day pass |
| By boston.com - Maria Crame |
| Published: 09/07/2011 |
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Ricardo Arias, released for the day from juvenile custody, was supposed to be at a Red Sox game Saturday evening. Instead, prosecutors say that the 17-year-old from Roslindale, who was being held for gun possession, left the game early to stalk the South End. There, he and a friend asked several people whether they lived in Villa Victoria, the low-income housing complex associated with a rival gang. Everyone said no - except for Alex Sierra, 18, who had no ties to gangs and apparently no reason to suspect the sinister motives behind the question. Arias pulled out a gun and fatally shot Sierra, prosecutors said. “His only wrong step, if you can call it that, was that he answered ‘yes,’ ’’ Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Amy Galatis said. Yesterday, Arias stood in Boston Municipal Court, where he pleaded not guilty to killing Sierra, who grew up in Villa Victoria and planned to become a medical technician. This type of violence has become commonplace in certain parts of Boston, where young men and even children have been slain simply because they lived or hung out in areas connected to gang conflicts. Police believe Sierra’s killing was motivated by a long-running feud between gangs in Villa Victoria and Mission Hill. Read More. |
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