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Fugitive sought after 8 shot at Boston's 2023 Caribbean Carnival arrested in Georgia

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      FIRST CHILD. BOSTON MAN WANTED IN THE 2023 CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL SHOOTING, WAS ARRESTED IN GEORGIA AFTER SIX MONTHS ON THE RUN. BOSTON POLICE SAY 31 YEAR OLD GERARD VICK OF DORCHESTER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY TODAY. POLICE CALLED HIM A FUGITIVE IN DECEMBER AFTER HE CUT OFF HIS GPS MONITOR THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE WAS SET TO GO ON TRIAL. VICK IS ACCUSED OF BEING PART OF A GUNFIGHT THAT TOOK PLACE DURING BOSTON’S CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL BACK IN AUGUST OF 2023. EIGHT PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED. VICK AND ANOTHER DORCHESTER M
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      Updated: 4:42 PM EDT Jun 25, 2025
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      Fugitive sought after 8 shot at Boston's 2023 Caribbean Carnival arrested in Georgia
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      Updated: 4:42 PM EDT Jun 25, 2025
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      A Boston man wanted in the 2023 J’ouvert Parade shooting that injured eight was arrested in Georgia after six months on the run, authorities said.Gerald Vick, 31, of Dorchester, was located and arrested on Wednesday in Lithia Springs, Georgia, according to Boston police.Vick had been on the run since removing his court-ordered electronic monitoring bracelet the night before his scheduled trial. He faced eight charges of assault and battery with a firearm, unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of a firearm, and firearm use in the commission of a felony.On Aug. 26, 2023, eight people were shot along the route of the annual J'ouvert parade that is part of Boston's Caribbean Carnival Festival.Six men and two women were shot, according to Boston police. Five of the men and one of the women were transported to area hospitals to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The two other shooting victims suffered graze wounds and declined to be treated for their injuries.Vick and Dwayne Francis, also of Dorchester, were arrested at the scene.Video below: Caribbean Carnival Parade marches on after shooting

      A Boston man wanted in the 2023 J’ouvert Parade shooting that injured eight was arrested in Georgia after six months on the run, authorities said.

      Gerald Vick, 31, of Dorchester, was located and arrested on Wednesday in Lithia Springs, Georgia, according to Boston police.

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      Vick had been on the run since removing his court-ordered electronic monitoring bracelet the night before his scheduled trial. He faced eight charges of assault and battery with a firearm, unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of a firearm, and firearm use in the commission of a felony.

      On Aug. 26, 2023, eight people were shot along the route of the annual J'ouvert parade that is part of Boston's Caribbean Carnival Festival.

      Six men and two women were shot, according to Boston police. Five of the men and one of the women were transported to area hospitals to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The two other shooting victims suffered graze wounds and declined to be treated for their injuries.

      Vick and Dwayne Francis, also of Dorchester, were arrested at the scene.

      Video below: Caribbean Carnival Parade marches on after shooting

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