Alleged Memorial Drive shooter found dangerous, ordered held without bail

Tyler Brown, accused of opening fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, was found dangerous and ordered held without bail after a virtual hearing. Brown appeared masked from a hotel bed while recovering from gunshot wounds received during the attack. Prosecutors presented a minute-long video showing Brown allegedly firing at random passersby on a busy roadway. Brown faces six felony charges and two misdemeanor charges, including assault to murder and attempted assault and battery with a firearm. Two victims were seriously injured. One driver reversed and was hit in the back of the head after a bullet traveled through the van; he drove to the hospital and was later discharged. Another victim was shot through his car window and was also released. Casimir Bangoura was identified as one victim, shot more than five times in the legs with a broken femur.

"Tyler Brown, the man accused of opening fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge earlier this month, was found to be dangerous and ordered held without bail after a hearing Thursday. Brown attended his Cambridge District Court hearing virtually, appearing masked in his hotel bed alongside his lawyers. He has been recovering from gunshot wounds he received during the shooting spree. Brown, 46, faces six felony charges and two misdemeanor charges, including assault to murder and attempted assault and battery with a firearm."

"Prosecutors played a minute-long video in the courtroom Thursday, which showed Brown allegedly firing at random passersby on Memorial Drive, The Boston Globe reported. Assistant Middlesex District Attorney Nicole Allain asked District Court Judge David Frank to find Brown dangerous and keep him in custody, citing the video and Brown's extensive criminal history. Brown's attorneys declined to contest the dangerousness request but said that they would set forth a "robust, and complete defense" at trial, according to footage from WCVB."

"Two people were seriously injured in the attack, which occurred along a popular stretch of roadway that is often filled with pedestrians and motorists. One victim, who was driving a van at the time, reversed directions and was hit by a bullet in the back of the head after it traveled through the vehicle. He drove himself to the hospital, underwent treatment, and has since been discharged. Another victim was shot directly through his car window by Brown and has also been released from the hospital, Allain said in court."

"One victim has been identified as Casimir Bangoura, who was heading to a local car wash at the time of the shooting. He was shot more than five times in his legs and suffered a broken femur. Relatives of the other victim have identified him to the media only"

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