Third Man Arrested in Killing of Raekwon Brown

BOSTON, MA—Boston Police on Monday arrested a third man in connection to the shooting death of a 17-year-old outside his high school in the middle of the afternoon.

Raekwon Brown, of Dorchester, died in early June, one of four shot outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School. Two men were arrested and held without bail later that month. Three were wounded, and Brown died at the scene.

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Collaborative work between members of the BPD’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service led to the arrest of a third suspect Monday—20-year-old Jaden Waiters.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of murder Tuesday in Dorchester Municipal Court.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans had hard words for Waiters Monday.

“When a young man with his whole life ahead of him gets gunned down in broad daylight, finding those responsible is of the highest priority to the men and women of the Boston Police Department. Clearly, in the case of Raekwon Brown, those responsible cared little about who they hurt or what lives were ruined on that fateful day," he said in a press release Monday. "To the Raekwon’s family, again, I can only hope that the news of today’s third arrest brings with it some small measure of comfort and solace. To my detectives, I want to commend them for the around-the-clock efforts that lead to today’s arrest. Thanks to their perseverance and determination, the suspect arrested today is no longer in a position to hurt or harm in anyone else in our community.”

According to District Attorney Dan Conley, the investigation remains "extremely active," limiting the statements they can make publicly.

"Our goal is not just an arrest, not just an indictment, but the best and strongest case we can build, based on the most reliable evidence we can put to a jury. So if you know something – if you know someone who knows something – the time to step forward is now,” he said in the press release.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.

Community members wishing to assist this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help this investigation in an anonymous manner.

>> Top photo of Raekwon "Ray" Brown, 17, provided to Patch by a fellow student