A 27-year-old Bedford man faces a murder charge after a victim was found with fatal injuries near an MBTA station across from Boston Common early Wednesday morning.
Boston Police identified the suspect as Ashlie Jeremie.
Police said Jeremie is also accused of attacking another man with a metal pole several hours after the deadly incident. Officers arrested Jeremie following that second attack and later connected him to the killing, according to police.
The violence unfolded near one of Boston’s busiest pedestrian and transit areas. It also came one week after a man suffering from a gunshot wound was found on nearby Bromfield Street.
Victim Found Near Boylston MBTA Station
Officers responded to the intersection of Boylston Street and Tremont Street at about 5:18 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, after receiving a report of a man down.
The intersection sits beside the Boylston Green Line station, across from Boston Common and a few blocks from the Park Street station.
Police found an adult male suffering from what the department described as “trauma.” Boston EMS took him to Tufts Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Authorities had not released the victim’s name as of Thursday morning. Police also had not announced a possible motive or officially disclosed how the victim died.
However, news crews at the scene reported seeing a large pool of blood, a brick and a pair of shoes outside the station. Investigators photographed the items before placing them in evidence bags.
Police have not publicly confirmed whether the brick was used in the alleged killing.
Suspect Accused of Second Attack With Metal Pole
Police arrested Jeremie about four hours later following a separate attack near Chinatown.
Officers detained a person of interest at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Surface Road and Beach Street at about 9:49 a.m. Police said the individual possessed a metal pole.
Investigators determined that a second victim had been approached from behind and struck with the pole, causing him to fall.
“The investigation determined that a second victim had been approached from behind and struck with the pole, causing him to fall to the ground,” the Boston Police Department said in a statement.
Emergency workers took that victim to a local hospital. Police did not disclose the severity of his injuries.
Homicide detectives later determined that the person arrested following the Beach Street assault was also the suspect in the fatal Boylston Street incident, according to the department.
Jeremie Faces Murder and Assault Charges
Police charged Jeremie with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and larceny under $1,200.
Authorities did not immediately explain what led to the larceny charge.
Shooting Reported Nearby One Week Earlier
The killing happened one week after another early-morning act of violence in the same general section of downtown Boston.
Police responded to the area of 44 Bromfield Street shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Bromfield Street is the street where the former Silvertone Bar & Grill operated. It runs between Tremont Street and Washington Street, a short walk from the site of Wednesday’s fatal attack.
The wounded man reportedly knocked on doors at Suffolk University Law School while seeking help. He told police he had been shot near Summer Street and Arch Street before reaching Bromfield Street.
He suffered injuries that police described as non-life-threatening. Authorities closed Bromfield Street for about three hours while they investigated.
Police have not announced any connection between that shooting and Wednesday’s killing.
Anyone with information about the Boylston Street case may contact Boston Police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.
