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Xavier Bautista

Fatal shooting of a Cambridge public works employee on July 4, 2026.

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last updated 15 July 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
11
Open questions
5
Victim age
32
Incident date
4 Jul 2026
Charges
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Case file Xavier Bautista, reference number D C zero zero three zero. CBS Boston, citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, reported that a fatal shooting happened around four thirty a.m. on July fourth, twenty twenty-six, near Broadway Street and Norfolk Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CBS Boston reported that around five thirty a.m., a pedestrian found a man shot in the area and called nine one one. CBS Boston reported that first responders arrived and found that the man had died. CBS Boston reported that the man was identified as thirty-two-year-old Xavier Bautista of Cambridge. CBS Boston reported that the City of Cambridge said Bautista worked in the Public Works Department and was off duty at the time. CBS Boston reported that Rayquon Brown, twenty-nine, of Canton, was charged with murder in Bautista’s shooting death. That charge is an unproven allegation. CBS Boston reported that Brown was arraigned and held without bail on charges including murder and firearms-related counts; the charges are unproven allegations. The file’s open questions include motive, whether others have been charged, any connection between Bautista and Brown, what evidence prosecutors will present, and the next court step. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero three zero at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed11 entries
4 July 2026, around 4:30 a.m.
CBS Boston, citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, reported that a fatal shooting happened near Broadway Street and Norfolk Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
CBS Boston
4 July 2026, around 5:30 a.m.
CBS Boston reported that a pedestrian found a man shot in the area and called 911.
CBS Boston
4 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that first responders arrived and found that the man had died.
CBS Boston
4 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that the man was identified as 32-year-old Xavier Bautista of Cambridge.
CBS Boston
4 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that the City of Cambridge said Bautista worked in the Public Works Department and was off duty at the time of the shooting.
CBS Boston
4 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that Cambridge Police, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police were investigating the shooting.
CBS Boston
13 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that Rayquon Brown, 29, of Canton, was charged with murder in Bautista's shooting death; the charge is an unproven allegation.
CBS Boston
13 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that investigators said witness interviews and video evidence showed Bautista left home around 4 a.m. in Cambridge DPW work attire before being confronted by multiple masked men.
CBS Boston
13 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown and the men drove away in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.
CBS Boston
13 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that Ryan said Brown allegedly acted as a lookout and potential backup during the shooting; that allegation has not been proven in court.
CBS Boston
13 July 2026
CBS Boston reported that Brown was arraigned on Monday and held without bail on charges including murder, carrying a firearm without a license, being an armed career criminal and conspiring to commit murder; the charges are unproven allegations.
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Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What motive, if any, has been identified by investigators?unconfirmed; CBS Boston reported the motive remained under investigation · unconfirmed
Have authorities identified or charged any other people described as masked men?unconfirmed; no trusted-source report found here naming additional charged people · unconfirmed
What connection, if any, existed between Xavier Bautista and Rayquon Brown?unconfirmed; CBS Boston reported the district attorney said there was no known connection · unconfirmed
What additional evidence will prosecutors present in court?unconfirmed; only summarized allegations were available in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
What is the next scheduled court date or procedural step for Brown?unconfirmed; not stated in the trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
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