Two Men and a Minor Indicted in Murder of Charlestown Resident Ryan Morrissey

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Suffolk prosecutors Thursday indicted two men and a minor charged with the Ryan Morrissey murder earlier this year, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced.

The Suffolk County Grand Jury indicted Danilo Soto, of Dorchester, a 17-year-old from Charlestown, and Julio Baez, of Charlestown, with first-degree murder for Morrissey’s homicide and armed assault with intent to murder for fatally and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury for the non-fatal shooting of a second victim in the same incident. Soto and the minor were additionally charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm.

The three are currently held without bail following their municipal court arraignments, according to a recent press release.

Soto and the minor allegedly walked past a convenience store on Main Street in Charlestown on Nov. 5 and observed a group standing outside. Minutes later, the two returned to the location and opened fire; by that time, however, the group they had seen had entered the store and the gunmen instead shot and killed Morrissey and wounded another teen, both of whom had just exited the store. The two allegedly fled on foot to a waiting vehicle operated by Baez and left the area, striking a parked vehicle as they fled.