Massachusetts

Suspect in daytime shootout in Jamaica Plain that left 1 dead expected to be arraigned

BOSTON — A man involved in a fatal shootout in Boston has been charged with murder and is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's Office.

Police say 28-year-old Victor Rodriguez, of South Boston, was one of two men who shot each other Friday afternoon outside a barbershop on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.

The other man, identified as 28-year-old Carl Reynolds, of Roxbury, died at a local hospital.

Witnesses told police the shooting happened after an argument inside the barbershop spilled outside.

Rodriquez, who also is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, remains hospitalized in police custody with gunshot wounds from the shooting. The DA's office said they expect that he will be arraigned in his hospital bed.

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