On Friday, September 1, 2023, Detectives from District 3 (Mattapan/Dorchester) charged Gerald Vick, 30, of Dorchester with six counts of Assault and Battery by means of a Dangerous Weapon- Firearm, Armed Assault to Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm – subsequent offense, Armed Career Criminal, Discharging a Firearm within 500′ of a Dwelling and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device, following his participation in the exchange of gunfire that injured eight people on August 26, 2023 on Talbot Avenue during the J’ouvert Parade. Vick is scheduled to appear in Dorchester District Court on September 8, 2023.
