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Jaewon Martin

By adamg - 8/28/14 - 4:50 pm

Timothy Hearns and Ramon Silvelo-Miles, both 24, today pleaded guilty to manslaughter for gunning down Jaewon Martin, 14, on a Bromley-Heath basketball court in a gang feud the young teen had nothing to do with, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

By adamg - 4/8/14 - 11:27 am

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that a wiretapped statement by an H-Block associate charged with murdering a young teen in a feud with the rival Heath Street gang can be used against him because H-Block is involved with the sort of "organized crime" for which state law allows wiretaps.

By adamg - 8/9/10 - 2:29 pm

Suffolk County prosecutors charged today Jaewon Martin was gunned down in May by members of a gang out to attack another gang known to hang out in the same area as the 14-year-old.

By adamg - 8/6/10 - 4:33 pm

Boston Police report arresting Ramon Silvelo-Miles, 20, of Lynn for the death of Jaewon Martin at a Bromley-Heath basketball court on May 8.

Timothy Hearns was arrested last month on charges he actually fired the bullets that killed Martin and injured a 15-year-old standing nearby on Parker Street.

By adamg - 7/30/10 - 1:47 pm

Timothy Hearns, 20, will be arraigned this afternoon in Roxbury District Court on charges he gunned down the young honor student at a Bromley-Heath basketball court on May 8.

Hearns is also charged with shooting a 15-year-old on the court with Martin, according to Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

Hearns was arrested today. In a statement, District Attorney Dan Conley said:

By adamg - 5/14/10 - 8:35 am

Neighbors for Neighbors has set up a condolences page in memory of the 14-year-old honor student murdered on a Bromley-Heath basketball court.

WBUR, meanwhile, posts After Violence, Stories Of Love At Bromley-Heath, by a reporter who's spent the past few months visiting the project.

By civilrectitude - 5/10/10 - 8:29 pm

Never have I felt how compelling my blog name was until this day. In no way would I attempt to compare my title to the suffering of the Martin family right now but a level of frustration continues to mount that supports the grief the family must feel.

We already know much of the details of Jawwon Martin's murder, which is not why I am writing this article; Jaewon's age, school, academic intelligence etc. are all above par for a public school student. No this is a question to the public.

So I was sitting on the Memorial Drive side of river bank on the Charles unable to let go of the apoplectic emotions that stirred inside. I already knew what would follow this event; people would be outraged, the mayor, commissioner, and other public figures would make statements and hold a press conference; for a few weeks Jaewon would be memorialized. In other words nothing would really change. This time, that was not enough, so I began writing feverishly about real solutions to this violent conundrum. I wanted to really understand what was at the heart of the issue- safety! No surprise there.

By adamg - 5/10/10 - 6:06 pm

The Globe interviews the mother of the teen injured in the gunfire that killed Jaewon Martin at a Bromley-Heath basketball court on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Tom Menino, Police Commissioner Ed Davis and DA Dan Conley are asking the public for help to find his killer and say they're stepping up patrols in the area and cracking down on known "impact players."

By adamg - 5/8/10 - 6:12 pm

UPDATE: Arrest made.

Boston Police report a 14-year-old shot at 944 Parker St. this afternoon has died at Children's Hospital. He is Boston's 21st homicide victim this year.

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