CAMBRIDGE
– A New York man was arraigned today and ordered held without bail in
connection with Monday's shooting death of Justin Cosby, 21, of
Cambridge, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public
today.
Jabrai Jordan Copney, 20, of New York City, New York,
turned himself in to authorities at the Cambridge Police Station
yesterday at approximately 7:10 p.m. He has been charged with murder,
accessory after the fact to murder, and possession of a firearm.
At
today's arraignment, he was ordered held without bail in Cambridge
District Court. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 15 for
a probable cause hearing.
According to authorities,
on Monday, May 18, at approximately 4:48 p.m., the Harvard University
Police responded to the Kirkland House located on Dunster Street in
Cambridge on reports of shots fired. Cambridge Police were also
notified and responded to the scene.
Cosby,
suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the abdomen, had left
the Kirkland House and stumbled to the intersection of Dunster Street
and Mount Auburn Street. He was transported to Beth Israel Hospital and
was pronounced dead early on the morning of May 19.
Massachusetts
State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office,
Cambridge Police, and Harvard Police began an investigation into the
circumstances of the shooting.
Based on that
investigation, it was determined that the defendant, who is not
a student at Harvard University, was visiting friends at the campus. It
is alleged that the defendant, along with others,confronted Cosby in a
common area inside the Kirkland House. During the course of the
confrontation,multiple shots were fired. One of those shots struck
Cosby, resulting in his death. It is believed that the defendant and
Cosby were known to one another.
The defendant and others involved fled the scene.
This investigation
is ongoing into the circumstances of the shooting as well as into other
suspects who may have been involved.
The prosecutor assigned
to the case is Assistant District Attorney and Senior Trial Counsel
Daniel Bennett. The victim witness advocate is Helena Clarke. The
case is being investigated by Harvard University Police, Cambridge
Police, and the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex
District Attorney's Office.
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