Mauricio Lawrence, 33, was fatally shot on the night of February 4, 2025, in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. Police say the shooting occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Tennis Road; officers found Lawrence with multiple gunshot wounds and he died en route to Boston Medical Center.

Investigators allege the killing followed a planned plot. Surveillance footage reportedly shows one man entering Lawrence’s workplace hours before the shooting and recording him. Authorities say two other men followed Lawrence from work; as he approached his apartment, one of those men allegedly ambushed him from behind and fired multiple shots. A text message from one suspect the next morning saying it’s complete is cited in charging documents.

By early March, authorities had arrested 29-year-old Shovan Darby of East Weymouth and 29-year-old Roberto Orlando Taylor of Dorchester on murder-related charges. A third person, 24-year-old Jair Meeks of Mattapan, was arrested in late May and charged as an accessory before the fact. All three face charges in Suffolk Superior Court.

Did anyone in Mattapan see suspicious vehicles or people near Tennis Road that night or in the hours beforehand?