Crime
The suspect is being held without bail, court records show.
A Brighton man is charged in connection with the June 2025 fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Allston, court records show.
Armani Collazos, 26, was arrested Friday on a warrant in the area of 284 N. Beacon St. in Brighton, the Boston Police Department said in a press release.
Collazos is charged with murder, assault and battery with a firearm, four counts of assault with intent to murder by means of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and carrying a firearm without a license as a second offense, police said.
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Court records show Collazos pleaded not guilty during his arraignment and was ordered held without bail.
Collazos is charged in connection with the killing of Phillip Franco, 15, of Brighton, who was found suffering from gunshot wounds outside 7 Pomeroy St. on June 12, 2025. Franco was taken to a local hospital, where he died five days later from his injuries, police said.
Police also arrested Miranda Bodden, 22, of Allston, on Friday at 57 Everett St. She is charged with five counts of accessory after the fact, according to police.
Court records show Bodden pleaded not guilty and was released on $2,000 cash bail.
Both Collazos and Bodden are scheduled to return to court Aug. 8, according to records.
Authorities have not released additional details about the relationship between Collazos and Bodden or what investigators believe motivated the shooting.
Attorneys representing Collazos and Bodden did not respond to requests to comment Wednesday evening.
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