Seven months after terror struck a Boston neighborhood, resulting in five people being injured, authorities have finally apprehended the second man allegedly involved in the chaotic shootout. According to Boston 25 News, the Boston Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit nabbed 25-year-old Micah Ennis in Roxbury on Wednesday. Ennis, a South Boston local, had eluded police since the deadly event unfolded in September last year.
Amid Boston's streets, at the scene of the crime, this arrest happened at a place identified as 33 Ellingwood St., bringing some solace to the city's tattered peace. Ennis faces a string of charges, including five counts of assault to murder, illegal possession of weapons, and discharging a firearm dangerously close to a premise, as documented by police reports. With his apprehension, Ennis is set to face the music at Suffolk Superior Court this Thursday, a reckoning for the mayhem unleashed on Ames Street last fall.
As stated by NBC Boston in their coverage, the horrific incident not only stirred the community but also harmed the most vulnerable, with two children caught in the crossfire. Among the wounded were an autistic teenager, Juliana Howard, and her younger brother, Johan, with Juliana suffering a critical head injury.
While Ennis's legal representation remains unknown, his co-accused, Gianni Johnson of Dorchester, already faces serious charges, including unlawful possession of a machine gun, as he sits behind bars with bail set at a steep one million dollars. Ennis and Johnson are tagged with similar accusations, underscoring the gravity of an episode of violence that has scarred the Boston landscape and its inhabitants.
The community now waits for justice to unfold, as the arraignment process puts these men in the path of accountability. Juliana Howard's long battle back to health, along with the psychological scars borne by all victims, demands that justice not be blind to the chaos of that September night. This story, still unfolding, rests on the promise of closure, not just for one family but for an entire neighborhood left reeling from a senseless act of violence.
