Kim Gross, Jr., 18, of the Roslindale section of Boston, was arrested and is facing Massachusetts Murder Charges in connection with the death of two men that occurred last November on an MBTA bus.
Gross is expected to be arraigned Monday in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court on First Degree Murder Charges, and possibly Aggravated Assault & Battery. He is also facing additional Massachusetts Gun Charges, including Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Loaded Firearm, for a gun that was allegedly found at the time of his arrest.
The Boston Police Department alleges that Gross was riding the MBTA’s Route 44 bus in Dorchester on November 2, 2010, along with the two victims. While on the bus, Gross allegedly got into an argument with the two men, and a knife fight ensued. One of the men, Richard Allen, 21, was taken to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead; while the other man survived the alleged attack.
According to the Boston Police Department, Kim Gross was reportedly under surveillance by Boston Police as well as the MBTA Transit Police Department. The car he was driving in was stopped yesterday by Boston Police, and a ballistics dog (one trained to find firearms) was called to sniff the car. The dog reportedly discovered a gun in the car Gross was in.
No additional details have been released relative to the circumstances surrounding the stabbing on the MBTA bus last November, so it’s unclear if Gross was known to the surviving victim and if there any Identification Defense; or whether the alleged murder weapon was ever recovered and tested forensic evidence, such as fingerprint evidence, that might link Gross to the murder.
It was also reported that, at the time of his death, Richard Allen had criminal charges of Armed Robbery pending.
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