Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Suspect arrested after Winchester shooting leaves man dead, brother hospitalized
By John R. Ellement and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
WINCHESTER -- A man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion in Winchester early this morning that left a 50-year-old man dead and his brother hospitalized with a bullet wound in his chest, police and prosecutors said.
Wally Jacques Simon, 30, was arrested today in Boston and booked at the Winchester Police Department on charges of assault with intent to murder and home invasion, according to Corey Welford, a spokesman for the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Officials released few details about the arrest of Simon, who will be arraigned today in Woburn District Court. He has not been charged with murder, but the shooting remains under investigation, Welford said.
Winchester police responded to a 911 call at about 1:30 a.m. from a 48-year-old man who told the dispatcher that he had been robbed and shot at his home on Irving Street. Police found the man on the second floor with a bullet wound in his chest. He was taken to a local hospital.
On the third floor, police found the man's brother, who had been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead.
"We do not feel that this was a random attack and the safety of the community is not at risk," police said in a statement.
Police did not release the names of the two brothers, who neighbors said were longtime residents of Irving Street. They lived in a three-story house with brown vinyl siding next door to their mother and across the road from their sister, neighbors said. One of the brothers ran a chimney sweep business out of their home, according to neighbors and a sign outside.
Neighbor Leo LePore said he was friendly with one of the brothers. He was shocked that the shooting occurred on their quiet, dead-end street.
“It just blows me away. This is crazy,” LePore said. “He’s just a great guy.”
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Suspect arrested after Winchester shooting leaves man dead, brother hospitalized
By John R. Ellement and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
WINCHESTER -- A man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion in Winchester early this morning that left a 50-year-old man dead and his brother hospitalized with a bullet wound in his chest, police and prosecutors said.
Wally Jacques Simon, 30, was arrested today in Boston and booked at the Winchester Police Department on charges of assault with intent to murder and home invasion, according to Corey Welford, a spokesman for the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Officials released few details about the arrest of Simon, who will be arraigned today in Woburn District Court. He has not been charged with murder, but the shooting remains under investigation, Welford said.
Winchester police responded to a 911 call at about 1:30 a.m. from a 48-year-old man who told the dispatcher that he had been robbed and shot at his home on Irving Street. Police found the man on the second floor with a bullet wound in his chest. He was taken to a local hospital.
On the third floor, police found the man's brother, who had been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead.
"We do not feel that this was a random attack and the safety of the community is not at risk," police said in a statement.
Police did not release the names of the two brothers, who neighbors said were longtime residents of Irving Street. They lived in a three-story house with brown vinyl siding next door to their mother and across the road from their sister, neighbors said. One of the brothers ran a chimney sweep business out of their home, according to neighbors and a sign outside.
Neighbor Leo LePore said he was friendly with one of the brothers. He was shocked that the shooting occurred on their quiet, dead-end street.
“It just blows me away. This is crazy,” LePore said. “He’s just a great guy.”
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![[rolleyes]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/042.gif "Roll Eyes [rolleyes]")
Also, being "shocked" ![[shocked]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/007.gif "Shocked [shocked]")
has now become a cliche -- wake up folks, killers kill, many with glee!![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
