BOSTON — A reservist in the United States Marines Corps has been charged in the death of Daniel Hollis, the 19-year-old Emerson student who died in the fall of 2019 following a fight outside of a party in Allston, according to the victim’s family’s foundation.
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That man, identified as Lance Corporal Samuel London, has been charged with the following, according to a release from the Daniel J. Hollis Foundation:
- 1 count of murder with intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm
- 1 count of voluntary manslaughter
- 1 count of involuntary manslaughter
- 2 counts of assault consummated by a battery
- Wrongful use of a controlled substance
Lance Cpl. London is currently in pretrial custody and will be arraigned at a later date, the family said. A grand jury had previously decided not to indict Lance Cpl. London back in February 2020 for his alleged role in Hollis' death.
“We know [Daniel’s] loss is felt far beyond our immediate family and while nothing will bring him back, there is no longer the frustration and despair that the accused would not be called to account for their actions,” the family’s foundation wrote in their release. “It may be later than we had hoped, but the justice system is at work.”
Emerson College released a statement: “The Emerson College community continues to mourn the loss of Daniel Hollis ’22 who died tragically in the Fall of 2019. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hollis family as they continue to seek justice and closure following his death.”
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