Boston policelooking for man charged with multiple counts in 2023 carnival shooting

A Boston man who was charged last year in connection with a shooting during the city’s Caribbean Carnival celebration is wanted by police.

Gerald Vick, 31, of Dorchester is wanted on a warrant out of Suffolk Superior Court, according to the Boston Police Department. He is charged with eight counts 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.

The charges are related to an Aug. 26, 2023, shooting near 15 Talbot Ave., police said. There, eight people — six men and two women — suffered gunshot wounds. None of their injuries were life-threatening.

Vick and Dwayne Francis, 30, of Dorchester were arrested. Vick had a, “9mm pistol with a large capacity magazine, equipped with a ‘Glock switch’ that enabled the firearm to fire continuously,” police said. Several other people were charged in connection with the gunfight.

Vick has pleaded not guilty to his charges, according to The Boston Globe. Since he was arrested he was released on $6,000 cash bail and was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet.

But, that bracelet stopped functioning around 1:04 a.m. Monday, the Globe reported. Vick also didn’t show up to his 9 a.m. trial that day in violation of his pre-trial release conditions. This prompted the police to release a fugitive warrant.

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Vick has an additional default warrant out of Suffolk Superior Court for firearm-related offenses, police said.

Vick is a Black man about 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 155 pounds and he has several tattoos, police said. He might have ties to Taunton.

Police encourage anyone who comes in contact with him to call them. Anyone with information about Vick should contact detectives at 617-343-4712.

“Community members wishing to assist in this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 800-494-TIPS (8477) or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463),” police said. “The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help this investigation in an anonymous manner.”