Arrest Made In Connection With Fatal Shooting Of 74-Year-Old In Mattapan

A Roxbury man was arrested Friday in connection to a shooting in April that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman in Mattapan, said Boston police.

Authorities arrested Dane Henry, 23. He has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and manslaughter, Boston police said in a statement.

Eleanor Maloney, 74, of Mattapan was shot and killed during a triple shooting on April 6 in the area of 10 Mattapan St. Police identified her as an innocent bystander in the incident.

Maloney was a grandmother and former operating room technician at Boston Medical Center. She worked there for more than four decades before retiring several years ago.

Two other men were shot and suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Henry is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday, said authorities in a press release.

Police stated they are still reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. They have urged anyone with information is to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.