After year on the run, no bail for captured fugitive charged with killing 2 teens in Brockton

The man accused of shooting and killing two teens near the Westgate Mall in Brockton, Massachusetts last year was ordered held without bail Tuesday, after nearly a year on the run.

Prosecutors said 23-year-old Davinci Leonard fled Massachusetts days after the shootings on March 22, 2025. He was arrested in Mexico on February 12 and brought to San Diego, California.

He pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to two counts of murder and other gun-related charges at his arraignment in Brockton Superior Court.

Leonard is accused of shooting and killing 15-year-old Tymari Albertson and 18-year-old Cevannah Alvarez during a fight involving several people outside a Chipotle in the mall parking lot. Albertson was shot in the face and the torso. Alvarez was hit in the chest.

Investigators said Leonard ran off and left the gun behind. It was found in some bushes at a nearby Starbucks the next day. Prosecutors said he shaved his head and hid in Boston and Quincy for a few days, got a new phone, then moved on to Michigan and California before crossing the border to hide out in Mexico.

Two other men have been charged with helping Leonard escape. Jaylen Speed, 25, of Dorchester, is charged with accessory after the fact. David Mosley-Lott, 32, of Quincy, is charged with accessory after the fact and intimidation of a witness. 

Leonard is due back in court May 13 for a pre-trial conference.

Brockton, Massachusetts is about 24 miles south of Boston.