A 19-year-old Malden man is facing assault and weapons charges after he allegedly fired several gunshots into a crowd near Revere Beach over Memorial Day weekend.
Dashawn Teleau has been charged in connection to the chaotic shooting by the popular local beach. A 17-year-old female was injured in the shooting, suffering a gunshot wound to her lower body.
In addition to that shooting on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, a juvenile was previously charged in connection to a separate shooting at the beach at around the same time. Three people were reportedly shot in the incidents, as several fights broke out amid an eruption of chaos in the area.
Teleau is being charged for the first shooting, about two blocks from the beach. Revere Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of seven shots fired in the area of 127 Centennial Ave.
A witness to the shooting provided police with a 41-second video of the incident, which shows a large group of males fighting. One of the males — wearing gray shorts with a large Nike logo on one leg, a white tank top and gray sneakers — pulls a black firearm from his pocket, and fires seven or eight shots into the crowd.
The suspect was later identified as Teleau in a photo array by the victim, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital.
On Thursday, Teleau was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a loaded firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. Teleau was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing next week.
“This was an extraordinarily dangerous and reckless action that could have led to more injuries, or even fatalities,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. “The brazenness of sending bullets flying in a destination area for children and families is truly frightening.”
The other shooting happened near a bathhouse on Revere Beach Boulevard. A 51-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to her legs, and she was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. She was not the intended victim in the shooting, according to police.
Also, a 17-year-old male was grazed by a gunshot in that shooting. He declined to be transported to a hospital.
As part of the investigation into that double shooting, troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County recently obtained an arrest warrant — charging a 17-year-old male with firearm possession offenses, including carrying a firearm without a license and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number.
There’s no evidence that suggests the two shootings were related.
Police have urged anyone with information about either shooting, or who witnessed either shooting, to contact the State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County at 617-727-8817.