BROCKTON (AP) - The trial of a Brockton man accused of fatally
shooting a teenage girl as she left a baby shower is under way.
Darryene Ware is charged with murder in connection with the
April 2009 death of 16-year-old Chantel Matiyosus.
Authorities say the now 22-year-old Ware was a gang member who was actually
targeting the girl's boyfriend, but struck her instead.
Chantel's sister, Stephanie, took the stand Tuesday in the trial.
The Enterprise reports that another gang member also took the stand to describe what led to
the shooting.
Ware's lawyer says that the girl's death was a tragedy, but there is no
physical evidence that ties his client to the slaying. He says no one at the
baby shower saw who pulled the trigger.
