Friday, January 11, 2013

The Stoughton Shooting

"Mass recalls life of a Stoughton teen; Death still under investigation" by Evan Allen  |  Globe Correspondent, October 01, 2012

STOUGHTON — Nearly 300 people gathered at St. James Catholic Church Sunday night to remember 17-year-old David Wade, a sweet, goofy young man with a fierce streak of originality and a passion for football, who authorities say was shot and killed Saturday afternoon by his older brother....

Wade was shot once in the chest, allegedly by his 21-year-old brother, in the basement of their Stoughton home, little more than a mile from where his friends came to pray for his family Sunday. Wade’s brother had only recently received his firearms license, according to Norfolk District Attorney ­Michael Morrissey, and the gun belonged to a family member.

No charges have been filed in the shooting, which is still under investigation. Police said they have not ruled out that the shooting may have been an accident, according to David Traub, spokesman for the Norfolk district attorney’s office....

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