Roxbury gang member gets life for 2013 drive-by murder in Egleston Square

Rasheem Christian got a mandatory condemnation of beingness without parole yesterday pursuing his condemnation for first-degree execution for the 2013 decease of Brianna Bigby, gunned down arsenic she sat successful a car successful Egleston Square, the Suffolk County District Attorney's bureau reports.

Christian was convicted successful his 2nd proceedings for the shooting, which besides sent a antheral to the hospital. A assemblage deadlocked successful 2019. His lawsuit present goes to the Supreme Judicial Court for a mandatory review.

A 2nd man, Anthony Howard, 34, is besides charged successful transportation with the murder, allegedly related to his and Christian's engagement with the Greenwood Street Gang. Prosecutors accidental the 2 were driving successful a rented Durango erstwhile they spotted an subordinate of the rival Magnolia Intervale Columbia Gang - the antheral Bigby was with - sitting successful an Altima connected Walnut Avenue and opened fire.

Howard has yet to travel to trial. A justice released him to location confinement; earlier this year, helium was indicted connected national charges that helium utilized his clip awaiting proceedings to commencement up a heroin business.

Howard is present successful national custody awaiting proceedings connected the drug-dealing charges, but the Suffolk County DA's bureau says it intends to effort him for Bigby's murder. He besides faces authorities charges for allegedly shooting 2 men astir 10 hours earlier helium is charged with helping to execution Bigby. He is adjacent scheduled successful Suffolk tribunal connected Nov. 15.