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Brockton man charged with murder in 2022 Roxbury shooting

Police have arrested 21-year-old Adornous Hazelwood of Brockton, Massachusetts, in a deadly shooting that happened in September in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood

Police in Boston have made an arrest in a deadly Roxbury shooting last year.

Twenty-one-year-old Adornous Hazelwood of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested on a murder charge Thursday, the Boston Police Department said Friday.

Hazelwood is accused of fatally shooting Hanser Abraham Moreta-Gonzalez on Shawmut Avenue Sept. 29.

A man was killed Thursday night after he was shot near a public park in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood where children were practicing sports. No arrests have been made.

The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. across the street from the Jim Rice Baseball Field at Ramsey Park.

Charges against Hazelwood include murder, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Hazelwood is set to be arraigned on an unspecified date at Suffolk Superior Court. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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