The Boston Police Department reports arresting Oasis Pritchett, 22, on charges he fatally shot Alfonso Rivas in the head [2] at 14 Lyndhurst St. in Dorchester on Oct. 17.
Pritchett, a Roxbury resident, was arrested Wednesday and is scheduled for arraignment in Dorchester District Court on charges of murder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Pritchett himself nearly died from a gunshot wound in 2009. The Brockton Enterprise reported at the time [3] that he was shot in the chest and that officials say he likely was saved because he happened to stumble upon a fire alarm box.