Virginia man charged with Grove Hall murder

Boston Police report arresting a man from the Virginia hamlet of Chesterfield on charges he fatally shot Jackson Beausejour, 33, of Mattapan, at Washington Street and Blue Hill Avenue in Grove Hall Sunday night.

Riccardy Romain, 51, was arrested on charges of murder and illegal possession of a firearm, police say.

He was ordered held without bail at his arraignment today in Roxbury Municipal Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports, adding:

Assistant District Attorney Sarah McEvoy said responding officers were approached by a witness who showed them video he had taken with his cellphone. The video showed a man with a backward baseball cap, gray beard, light gray t-shirt, dark gray pants and black sneakers holding a dark-colored firearm in his hand, pointing it at the victim, and the victim falling to the ground. The video also showed a black Cadillac pickup truck with an attached U-Haul trailer fleeing the scene.

Several minutes later police spotted the vehicle and trailer stopped at the intersection of Elm Hill Avenue and Warren Street, less than a half-mile from the shooting scene. Police ordered the driver, later identified as Riccardy Romain, and a juvenile passenger to exit the vehicle. The two occupants exited without incident and were placed into handcuffs. A subsequent search of the pickup truck yielded two loaded pistols.

Romain’s clothing was identical to the clothing of the shooter in the video provided by the witness. The juvenile has not been charged.

Boston murders in 2023.

Innocent, etc.