Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 1, 2023 Everett man, 34, sentenced to life in prison in murder of Somerville man, 20, in 2017 shooting M iddlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Somerville Chief of Police Charles Femino have announced that Tony Dyshaun Harris, 34, of Everett, was sentenced after he was convictHAVE A SAFE & HAPPY LABOR DAY! ed of murder and being an armed career criminal in connection with the 2017 murder of Kevin Raymond, 20, of Somerville. On June 6, 2023, a Middlesex Superior Court jury found ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE 1978-2023 Celebrating 45 Years in Business! Regular Unleaded $3.499 Mid Unleaded $3.989 Super $4.189 Diesel Fuel $4.189 Heating Oil at the Pump $4.759 $3.64 9 DEF HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS Hours. 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Judge Campbell sentenced Harris to life in prison with the possibility of parole at 25 years on the charge of murder and fi ve years to fi ve years and one day concurrent with the murder and each other on the armed career criminal charges. “We will not allow this kind of gun violence to go unchecked in Middlesex County. As Harris’s conviction on all of these charges illustrates, we have an unswerving commitment to prosecuting these cases. We will pursue every avenue to hold those defendants, such as Harris, who repeatedly engage in violence and threaten the safety of others, fully accountable,” said District Attorney Ryan. At approximately 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017, the Somerville Police received 911 calls reporting gun shots in the area of Jacques Street. Officers responded and determined that the location of the gunshots was in the parking lot behind 20 Canal Ln., which is part of a housing development operated by the Somerville Housing Authority. In the parking lot, police found a revolver and a gold chain, which were later determined to have Harris’ DNA on them. The investigation revealed that Raymond had been shot in that parking lot and then transported to CHA Hospital. He had sustained three gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at the hospital. Following Raymond’s murder, investigators located multiple videos capturing Harris driving a vehicle that matched the suspect vehicle in and around the area of the murder both before and after the shooting. Investigators also were able to locate a video of Harris wearing a gold chain that matched a gold chain that was found in the parking lot behind 20 Canal Ln. Both that chain and a revolver found in that parking lot were later determined to bear Harris’ DNA. Additionally, Raymond’s blood was found in the vehicle Harris was driving that night. He was arrested on November 3, 2017. This case was investigated by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Offi ce, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Offi ce, Somerville Police, Massachusetts State Police, Cambridge Police, Boston Police, Everett Police, Medford Police and Medway Police. The prosecutors assigned to this case are Assistant District Attorneys Nicole Allain and Ashlee Mastrangelo. The Victim Witness Advocate is Joanne Szeto. Local residents named to Simmons University’s Dean’s List T he following students of Everett were named to the 2023 spring semester Dean’s List at Simmons University in Boston: Diana Cartagena Santos, Sherlley Morales Paiz, Dajana Tadic. To qualify for Dean’s List status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system. 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