A Randolph man accused of opening fire on his uncle, a rapper and reality TV show personality, during a funeral procession on Route 3 South Saturday was ordered held without bail today, while his attorneys insisted that he acted in self-defense and cooperated with investigators.
Judge J. Thomas Kirkman ordered Gai Scott, 36, held after a dangerousness hearing in Plymouth District Court, where more than a dozen supporters showed up. Scott is accused of shooting his uncle, Raymond E. Scott, 48, who goes by the stage name “Benzino.”
The shooting occurred while Gai Scott was driving through Duxbury in a Bentley as part of a procession headed to a funeral service for his grandmother, police said.
Scott told investigators his uncle pulled up beside him in the left lane, rolled down his window, and said, “You got a problem with me,” and then threatened to kill him, according to a police report filed in court.
Scott asserted that he opened fire after he saw his uncle flash a gun at him, the report said.
A not-guilty plea had been entered on Scott’s behalf on Monday to a charge of armed assault with intent to murder.
Defense attorney Jon Ciraulo said Gai Scott had fired at his uncle because he feared for his life and the lives of his family members. He added that Gai Scott’s family was also concerned about Raymond Scott being in the Boston area for the funeral of his mother, Mary A. “Kinky” (Timas) Scott.
One relative, Janiya Snape, sought a restraining order against Raymond Scott in Dorchester District Court days before the funeral, Ciraulo said. In seeking the order, Snape wrote that Raymond Scott had appeared with several men at Keohane Funeral Home on March 22 and harassed her mother, Maureen Scott, according to an affidavit filed in court said. Maureen Scott is Raymond Scott’s sister.
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