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William Suarez had been flashing the revolver around his apartment complex for a few days when his longtime neighbor and close friend walked in, holding a video game.
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Within minutes, 15-year-old Olivier Baptiste was dead, and Suarez was standing over the Brockton High School sophomore in a state of shock, Plymouth County authorities said.
" 'This just didn't happen,' " Assistant Plymouth District Attorney Shelby Smith quoted Suarez as saying. " 'This just didn't happen.' "
Authorities said Baptiste was rushed to Good Samaritan Medical Center on Tuesday, where he was pronounced dead, becoming Brockton's fifth homicide victim this year.
The 5:45 p.m. shooting took place about an hour after Governor Deval Patrick and city officials expressed cautious hope that an influx of state troopers into this city would stem violence that included the slaying of a taxi driver in a botched robbery. The cabdriver was shot to death, allegedly by a 17-year-old Brockton youth.
Yesterday in her Battles Farm Road apartment, Olivier Baptiste's mother said that she knew Suarez very well and that she considered him a surrogate older brother for her only son.
Arielle Baptiste said her son was close to Suarez, 18, but closer still to 15-year-old Brandon Suarez, she said. "They were like brothers."
"He loved those kids," Baptiste said of her son.
William Suarez was arraigned yesterday in Brockton District Court. He pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm and was ordered held on $1 million cash bail by District Court Judge James Sullivan.
Shelby, the prosecutor, outlined Baptiste's final moments, which left members of both families weeping. She said that Baptiste walked into the apartment holding a video game and that Suarez ordered the younger teenager to hand it to him.
When Baptiste refused, Suarez pulled out the gun and pointed it at his head. " 'Stop it. It's got a bullet in it,' " the prosecutor quoted Baptiste as telling Suarez.
Suarez pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire. Baptiste put his hands over his head to protect himself, and Suarez pulled the trigger again, Smith said. Baptiste was shot in the right temple.
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I wonder if the game was SSBB? anyways more to read by following the link. RIP
