Former Boston school admin. shot student over drugs, prosecutors say

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Prosecutors say a former Boston school administrator shot a student because he was dissatisfied with his work selling drugs for him.

Shaun Harrison was arraigned Wednesday where prosecutors revealed new information about what else happened to the victim the day of the shooting. The former dean of academies at Boston's English High School told the court that he's not guilty of shooting a student in the back of the head.

Harrison, the self-proclaimed reverend, stood alongside the co-defendants police tied to the March shooting of a 17-year-old. The student survived and allegedly identified Harrison as the shooter.

"While working at the school, the defendant recruited the victim, a 17-year-old English High School student, to sell marijuana for him," Assistant District Attorney David Bradley said.

Bradley described what happened when the student alleged sales weren't cutting it, saying, "On March 3, dissatisfied with the victims marijuana sales, the defendant arraigned to have another student at that school attack the victim earlier that day."

Bradley says Harrison texted the student, asking to meet at his Roxbury apartment. From there, he says they set out on walk for girls and marijuana.

"As they reached 100 Magazine St., the defendant pulled out a firearm and shot the victim in the back of the head," Bradley said.

According to the Commonwealth's statement of the case, the day after the shooting, detectives saw the three co-defendants, Dante Lara, Oscar Pena and Wilson Peguero leaving Harrison's apartment building.

When police stopped them, he says they found fire arms, marijuana, ammunition and a police scanner. They noted the red "100 tattoos" on their arms, just like Harrison has.

Police say when they searched the home they found clothing that matched the apparel the shooter appeared to be wearing in the surveillance video. They say they found gun shot residue on that clothing.

Harrison is due back in court in June.

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