A jury cleared Peter Carvalho of murder in the 2014 shooting death of his one-time friend, Shannon Richardson Jr. Richardson was shot around 1:25 p.m. on May 21, 2014, as he walked down Dudley Street in Dorchester. He died at Boston Medical Center. Prosecutors argued that witnesses put Carvalho at the scene of the shooting: … Read more →
Update (7/21/2014): Carvalho is currently being held without bail. He will return to court for a bail review hearing on Aug. 7, 2014. Peter Carvalho, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May 2014 death of Shannon Richardson Jr., also 25. Carvalho is accused of shooting Richardson several times in the … Read more →
Peter Carvalho, 25, of Dorchester was arraigned for murder Thursday afternoon at the Roxbury Municipal Court in connection with the shooting death of 25-year-old Shannon Richardson Jr. According to police reports, Richardson was walking in the area Humphreys Street and Dudley Street when he noticed a man fitting Carvalho’s description following him. Richardson ran and … Read more →
