A judge ordered Thursday that a murder suspect charged in the death of a man who was found injured on the Boston Common be evaluated for his competency to stand trial, according to court records.A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of 27-year-old Bedford resident Ashlie Jeremie during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court‐Central, court records indicate. He faces charges of first-degree murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and larceny under $1,200 in connection with two separate incidents. BOSTON — The man charged with murder in the death of 22-year-old Giovanni Anthony Bala “accidentally” shot and killed his “lifelong friend” during a gunfight outside a Dorchester restaurant in May, according to prosecutors, the defense and the men’s mutual friends.
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