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Two Brockton men charged in shooting of teen girl in the face in Easton, police say
Two Brockton men have been charged in connection to the shooting of a 16-year-old girl outside of her Easton apartment complex on Jan. 14.
A 19-year-old Brockton man was charged Tuesday in connection to shooting of a 16-year-old girl in Easton on Jan. 14, shortly following the arrest of an 18-year-old Brockton man.
Xavion Barnes was taken into custody Tuesday morning by Easton police detectives. He was charged with accessory after the fact and was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Easton Police Department.
On Monday, Anthony Lopes was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a firearm, armed robbery with a firearm, possession of a large capacity firearm, and carrying a firearm without a license, the department said in a statement.
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Lopes allegedly shot a 16-year-old girl in the face outside of her Easton apartment complex on Jan. 14.
The girl, identified as Christina A., was in serious but stable condition at a Boston-area hospital and has had three surgeries as of Jan. 26, according to her GoFundMe page.
“Our family is completely in shambles and in disarray after this tragedy,” her family wrote on the page.
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