Two charged with Raheem Ramirez's murder in Roxbury

Two men stopped on a scooter with a gun after Rahem Ramirez was shot to death on Greenville Street in Roxbury on July 2 are now charged with his murder, Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report today.

Lamar Brison, 24, and Elijah Small, 29, were both being held on $100,000 bail on gun charges. They now face arraignment tomorrow on murder charges in Roxbury Municipal Court. Brison was convicted in another gun case in 2012.

According to a statement by police and the DA's office:

Boston Police responding to a report of gunfire on Greenville Street just after 11:00 p.m. found Ramirez and another man, 24, suffering from gunshot injuries. Ramirez was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he died of his injuries; the second victim is expected to survive.

Witnesses in the area provided officers with a description of two men riding a scooter. A short time later, officers observed a pair matching that description and attempted to stop them. The scooter driver – later identified as Brison – allegedly led them on a chase in which he drove at a high rate of speed through red lights and the wrong way down one-way streets.

When the scooter came to a stop, Small allegedly fled on foot while clutching his waistband. In the course of a foot chase, the officers heard the sound of a metal object striking the pavement. They apprehended Small a short distance away and recovered a handgun in his path of flight. Brison was taken into custody without incident, though he allegedly made false statements about his whereabouts earlier that evening.

Authorities say the additional information they collected since their arrest proved they shot Ramirez and the other man. This includes ballistic tests on the gun they were allegedly found with and the fatal bullets.

Innocent, etc.