Local Man Who Allegedly Killed Barber Held on Bail

The man who allegedly killed a Boston barber back in 2014 was arraigned on a first degree murder charge in Suffolk Superior Court on Monday.

Dominic Shiner, of Malden, was ordered held without bail pending trial in connection to the death of 29-year-old Sean Dwyer.

Prosecutors say Shiner fatally stabbed Dwyer outside of his Adams Street barbershop on Dec. 12, 2014. Shiner and Dwyer knew one another for a decade, prosecutors say.

The defendant had visited the victim’s barbershop asking for money on Dec. 10, two days before the stabbing, prosecutors say. He returned on the evening of Dec. 12 and allegedly stabbed Dwyer once in the chest, causing fatal injuries.

Boston Police responded to the scene at about 6:20 p.m. after a call for an unresponsive male in the street. Dwyer was pronounced dead at the scene.

A six-month grand jury investigation entailed testimony from more than a dozen witnesses and the review of video evidence from the area, telephone records, social media postings, DNA testing, and Shiner’s own statements.

Homicide detectives and prosecutors diligently investigated the incident, leading to Dwyer’s indictment Friday by the Suffolk County Grand Jury and his arrest on Sunday.

According to the DA’s office, Shiner has been previously convicted in cases from South Boston, Ayer and Charlestown.