Jonathan T. Perry

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announces that Jonathan T. Perry, 17 of Somerville has been located.  Perry was arrested on a warrant by Arlington police today without incident and will make a first appearance in Cambridge Juvenile Court.  It is unlikely that the arraignment will occur today.

Perry has been arrested in connection with the Tuesday, August 29 fatal shooting of Tenzin Kunkhyen, 16 of Malden. The investigation into this matter, including the circumstances surrounding how the shooting occurred, remains open and ongoing. Kunkhyen sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest he was transported to Mount Auburn Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Following the shooting Perry fled the scene.

Perry will be arraigned in Cambridge Juvenile Court on a delinquency complaint. With the exception of indicted youthful offender cases, juvenile proceedings are closed to the public. No additional information will be released at this time.

This investigation is being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police, Somerville Police with assistance from Arlington Police, Malden Police.

~Middlesex District Attorney