Zontre Mack, 21, of Canton, has been sentenced to life in prison, with the potential of parole after 30 years, for the 2022 Dorchester shooting that left 15-year-old Curtis Ashford Jr. dead.
Last month, Mack was convicted in front of a jury for the murder, alongside charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm. Mack will serve an additional 6½ – 7½ years alongside his life sentencing. Alongside Mack, Dominick Gavin, 27, of Boston was charged and pleaded guilty in connection to the shooting, and will face 3-4 years in state prison.
Because Mack was 18 at the time of the murder, he will serve a maximum of 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole. Due to a Supreme Judicial Court ruling in 2022, anyone convicted of first-degree murder 21 or younger will sentenced to a maximum 30-year sentence before the chance at parole, while anyone 21 or older convicted will face life in prison without the chance of parole.
In a powerful statement from Ashford’s aunt, she said: