Alleged Memorial Drive Shooter Pleads Not Guilty from Hospital Bed

Tyler E. Brown, the man accused of wounding two people in a shooting spree on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty to six felonies and two misdemeanor charges during a virtual arraignment. Brown appeared via Zoom from his hospital bed, where he is being treated for gunshot wounds sustained during the incident. Throughout the hearing, he remained lying down with his eyes closed, nodding only to confirm he could hear the judge. His public defender requested a delay due to medication administered earlier that day. Judge David Frank ordered Brown to remain in custody until his next court date, a dangerousness hearing scheduled for the following Thursday. Prosecutors revealed that Brown had brandished a gun on a video call with his parole officer shortly before the shootings. The report highlights Brown's extensive criminal history, including convictions for armed robbery, escape, and firing at officers, as well as his recent release from a psychiatric hospital. One victim has been released from the hospital, while another remains hospitalized with leg injuries.