Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 25, 2024 Everett man, 22, found guilty of murder after Homecoming Football Game in 2021 M iddlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Everett Chief of Police Paul Strong announced that Michael J. Stanton, 22, of Everett, was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Craig McDonald, Jr., 20, of Randolph, on October 22, 2021. The shooting followed the annual homecoming football game in Everett. “This case is an example of the dangerous trend of young people illegally possessing firearms and using them to perpetrate violence in our communities. As hundreds of students, families and other spectators milled around the ZBA | FROM PAGE 1 in setback and height restrictions, it’s by right. It’s a commercial lot in a business district. At worst it would require a Special Permit.” stadium celebrating an annual football tradition, the defendant brazenly tracked McDonald down in that same neighborhood. When he found him, he used an illegally possessed fi rearm to end his life. This was truly a senseless tragedy. Although nothing can mitigate Parking could be an issue, but Rossi thinks occupants of the single bedrooms units planned might not have cars. “They’re economical units for people who may not have cars and are Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 the harm done by this defendant, this prosecution refl ects our commitment to holding accountable those who commit these violent acts,” said District Attorney Ryan. On October 22, 2021, at approximately 7:57 p.m., Everett Police responded to a 911 call reporting shots being fi red in the area of Revere Street and Second Street. Minutes later, Everett Police were notified that Craig McDonald, Jr. had been taken to the CHA Everett Hospital Emergency Department suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. on a bus line,” he said, invoking possible use of state Transportation or Travel Demand Management (TDM) policies. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council defines TDM as “a package of policies and programs designed to reduce drivealone trips and enable the transportation system to function more eff ectively and effi ciently through measures that shift passengers from single-occupancy vehicle travel. These measures underlie transit-oriented development, as well as livability and sustainability initiatives and can be applied in support of a variety of development patterns.” Owners and operators of the adjacent Woodlawn Memorials, owned by the DeFilippo family since 1947, which provides cemetery gravestones, are less The investigation revealed that the shooting occurred after a confl ict on social media. On the day of the murder, the involved parities attended the homecoming game where the defendant and his friends actively monitored McDonald and his girlfriend. When the victim left the game, Stanton worried about long-term parking than how renovations to the building would aff ect their use of a driveway for deliveries. “We’ll have to redesign the lot and fence it off ,” Debra DeFilippo said. “They’ll be doing construction during our busy season in April,” a reference to gravestones being needed in warmer weather because graveyards often can’t do burials in winter months in frozen ground. She also said the family was informed of the plan through public channels, not by Cristiano. During an informal discussion before the meeting, she and Rossi planned a walk-through of the area. Residents near 16 Liberty Ave. want to know how much taller and deeper a new building will be. They are also worried and his friends followed him to his car and shot him while he was seated in his parked car. Stanton, who was 19 years old at the time, was convicted following a three-week trial.Stanton’s co-defendant, Luiz Perlera, who is also charged with the murder of McDonald, Jr., is scheduled to be tried on October 23, 2024, in Middlesex Superior Court. The Assistant District Attorneys assigned to this case are Carrie Spiros, Andrew Ineson and Tim Ferriter. The Victim Witness Advocate is Susan Marshall. The case was investigated jointly by the Everett and Massachusetts State Police. about parking on the narrow street, which is narrower than most in Everett. “I have off -street parking, but a lot of my neighbors don’t,” resident and condo owner Kevin Minnick said. “Too many cars there will spill onto the street. I was told there might be parking under the building at ground level, but my concern is there won’t be enough.” He’d wanted to know the number of units and felt there should be at least one off -street parking space per unit. In another matter, City Clerk Sergio Cornelio was granted a six-month extension to add a room to his home on Elsie Street. The meeting was held in the City Council Chambers in City Hall due to early voting in the Keverian Room where the ZBA usually meets. Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 66 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
3 Publizr Home