Deadly Waltham shooting began with 'intense argument' on Snapchat, prosecutors say – NBC Boston

A deadly shooting in Waltham, Massachusetts, this May began with an argument on a Snapchat group call and took place while the call was still going, prosecutors said Friday. They were in Waltham District Court for the arraignment of Josh Pierre, the Waltham man accused of fatally shooting Shelson Jules, 22, in the city early in the morning on May 22, 2023. A not guilty plea was entered on Pierre’s behalf and the 21-year-old, who was arrested in Florida last month, was held without bail. The gunfire on Lyman Street near Faneuil Road damaged a nearby home and pickup truck, and left neighbors shocked. Prosecutors said that investigators found witnesses to the incident who told them it unfolded over a call on Snapchat. Residents were startled to see investigators combing for clues Monday after a man was shot to death earlier in the day. “There was this very intense argument which escalated to a point at which [Jules, Pierre and another man] were trying to essentially rendezvous to basically fight,” assistant district attorney Graham Van Epps said. “This call continued until there were gunshots heard,” he added. People who were at the intersection where the argument spilled from social media
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