Grief counselors available at Braintree High School after 2 teens were shot dead, suspect on lose

BRAINTREE, Mass. — Police spent Monday keeping a close watch on a Braintree neighborhood where two teens were killed over the weekend as they continue to search for the suspect.

School officials are making grief counselors available for students on school break after two teenagers were murdered, one of them a 16-year-old Braintree High School student.

Jahzier Porter, 16, of Braintree, and Jayden Santos-Andrade, 19, of Dorchester, were fatally shot in a car on Alfred Road in Braintree early Sunday morning, the district attorney said. Investigators are looking for the gunman or gunman who killed the teenagers.

“We have detectives in the field from Braintree and State Police trying to gather evidence of what happened and who may have been involved,” Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said.

The DA believes these victims were targeted and there could be multiple suspects involved, but until this case is solved – a lot of neighbors will worry.

“It’s sad, it’s scary, I’m not gonna lie it’s scary,” said Brenda, who lives nearby the crime scene.

Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police received several 911 calls from area residents reporting shots fired on Alfred Road. When officers arrived, they found the two teens in a car with gunshot wounds, the district attorney said. A third person in the car was not injured.

Porter and Santos-Andrade were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where they later died, the district attorney said.

“It’s awful, 16 and 19, gosh, life was just beginning, they were on a journey, and look in a blink of an eye, gone,” said Brenda.

Meanwhile, counselors at Braintree High School, where Porter was a student, are available for any students who may need support at this time, Braintree Schools Superintendent James Lee said in a statement on Monday.

“Although school is not currently in session, any student or family in need of assistance should contact the Braintree Public Schools to be put in touch with a counselor for support,” Lee said. “While the details of the incident remain the subject of an active police investigation, our thoughts and prayers go out to the student’s family, friends, and everyone affected by this tragedy.”

Braintree Police are asking anyone with information or video that they believe to be relevant to this investigation, to call the Norfolk State Police Detectives Unit at 781-830-4990 or the Braintree Police Detective Division at 781-794-8620.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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