Tewksbury Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Teen, DA Says

TEWKSBURY, MA — A Tewksbury man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Lowell teen, according to a statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

Trevor Bady, 21, was arrested on charges that he shot and killed Ahliana Dickey, 15, inside her home.

Dickey was scheduled to attend her eighth grade graduation Friday. When she did not appear, her family became concerned and attempted to locate her before ultimately going to her home.

At about 6:10 p.m., the victim’s grandmother called Lowell Police to report that her granddaughter had been found inside her Lawrence Street home.

Police arrived and found the victim on the floor in a first-floor bedroom with apparent gunshot wounds. Police also found multiple shell casings.

Investigators learned that the victim had been in an abusive relationship with a man, later identified as Trevor Bady, and that Bady was accused of hitting and threatening her in the past, prosecutors said.

Lowell police had received a call shortly after midnight Friday from a person on Lawrence Street reporting that a male and female were fighting outside across the street.

The caller reported hearing a female screaming, “Get off me, get away from me, I don’t want to be with you anymore.” The caller also reported hearing gunshots.

Police responded but couldn't find the people involved. Video footage showed the victim yelling and showed Bady leaving the victim's home shortly after midnight, according to prosecutors.

Police learned that Bady also took an Uber to and from the victim's home before and after the murder. The driver later reported that he had had a suspicious passenger, identified as Bady, and expressed concern, according to the statement.

Police found Bady at his Peabody home and arrested him Monday.

He was charged with murder, armed home invasion, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, use of a firearm while committing a felony, and discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building.

He was due in Lowell District Court for arraignment Tuesday.