Crime & Safety
Arrest Made in Killing of Mariano Malave
Police arrested Charles Reddicks, 18, of Dorchester and charged him with the April 27 killing of Mariano Malave, 25, on Hyde Park Avenue.
UPDATE, Friday 6:15 p.m. — Prosecutors have released further information, including their claim that Malave was shot dead in a dispute over a pound of marijuana.
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An 18-year-old Dorchester resident has been charged with murder for the April 27 killing of Mariano Malave on Hyde Park Avenue.
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Charles Reddicks is being held without bail after being arraigned Friday at West Roxbury District Court, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. His bail on an unrelated shooting case has also been revoked, prosecutors said.
Malave, 25, answered the door at his girlfriend's 132 Hyde Park Avenue home to a person with a gun, who shot and killed him.
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Reddicks' next court date is June 20. Police report that Reddick is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
In the wake of the Hyde Park Avenue slaying, it has emerged that Malave, once a marijuana dealer, appeared to have gone straight, according to several media sources. He was working at a Home Depot and taking courses at ITT Tech when he was killed.
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