SALEM, Mass. — Three local teens accused of firing 66 rounds of ammunition in a Salem neighborhood in April were held without bail on Tuesday, the district attorney said.
Ronnie Lee Cato III, 19, of Boston; Richardson Frederic, 18, of Somerville, and John King-Marshall, 18, of Quincy, pleaded not guilty in Essex County Superior Court to the charges they are facing, Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a statement.
All three are charged with four counts of armed assault to murder, four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of a large-capacity feeding device.
Prosecutors called the hail of gunfire on April 14 “a targeted attack in a residential Salem neighborhood, hitting surrounding buildings, vehicles, and objects.”
A doorbell camera captured the moment shots rang out on Albion Street in Salem just before 7 a.m. on April 14. Salem Police responded to the incident and made three arrests on Friday, April 18.
Judge Elizabeth Dunigan ordered Cato, Frederic and King-Marshall held without bail on dangerousness, Tucker said.
They are due back in court on Aug. 13.
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