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Man Charged for Role in July 4th Fatal Shooting of DPW Worker in Cambridge
Investigators say Brown acted as a lookout during the shooting and faces murder and firearm charges after Bautista was killed by masked men.
- On Monday, prosecutors charged 29-year-old Rayquon Brown of Canton with murder and conspiracy in the July 4 killing of 32-year-old Cambridge Department of Public Works employee Xavier Bautista.
- Investigators allege Brown acted as a lookout while masked men confronted Bautista around 4 a.m., fatally shooting him before fleeing in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.
- Brown was arraigned Monday in Cambridge District Court and held without bail, with prosecutors alleging he brandished an "object which appears consistent with a firearm" during the attack.
- The death renewed scrutiny of the Cambridge City Council's decision to end the city's gunshot detection system, which police unions argue could have helped responders reach Bautista sooner.
- Cambridge Police have increased patrols to provide community reassurance, while Brown is scheduled to return to court on July 17 as the investigation into motive continues.
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Man arrested on murder charge in Mass. public works employee’s killing
A Canton man has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with fatally shooting a Cambridge Department of Public Works employee on July 4, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Rayquon Brown, 29, has been charged in connection with the death of Xavier Bautista, prosecutors said in a press release. He is facing counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a firearm while an armed career cr…
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