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Alleged gang member acquitted of murder in Dorchester shooting

By John R. Ellement and Brian R. Ballou

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 11, 2012

An alleged Boston gang member was acquitted of first-degree murder charges by a Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday. Manuel DaSilva was accused of being one of two shooters who opened fire on Draper Street in Dorchester on April 1, 2006, fatally wounding 18-year-old Guiliardo Rodrigues. Rodrigues was not the intended target, but was standing next to two men when the two shooters opened fire, authorities have said.

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