A man convicted of first-degree murder for the death of a rival gang member on Burrell Street in Roxbury on Feb. 23, 2011 got a fair trial and will spend the rest of his life in prison without chance of parole, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled today. Read more.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Jason Barbosa, 24, of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a childhood friend who became a mortal enemy when he joined a rival gang, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The verdict means a mandatory sentence of life without possibility of parole.
The DA's office says Barbosa, as a member of the Woodward Avenue gang in Roxbury, was involved in a long running and violent feued with the Wendover Street gang in Dorchester.
Boston Police report charging Jason Barbosa, 23, with the shooting death of Anthony DePina, 24, on Burrell Street in Roxbury on Thursday.
UPDATE: Arrest made.
Boston Police report finding a man found shot to death in front of 93 Burrell St. around 11:15 p.m.
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