Final victim of pizzeria massacre laid to rest

Final victim of pizzeria massacre laid to rest
By Natalie Sherman  |   Tuesday, November 30, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

Funeral services for Ariel Dume, one of the victims from last weeks shooting at the Same Old Place pizza restaurant in Jamaica Plain.
Photo by Ted Fitzgerald

The last of three men killed in a knife and gun fight at a Jamaica Plain pizzeria was buried yesterday morning, after a funeral at Sacred Heart Church in Roslindale.

The gathering yesterday morning for Ariel Dume, 20, of Roxbury drew about 70 people and was “subdued,” said The Rev. John Mendicoa, who delivered the homily

“They were very quiet, even in the funeral home,” Mendicoa said, referring to the wake held at Brady Fallon Funeral Home the night before, “The family itself — you could see the pain, especially his mother, Betty.”

Dume’s uncle spoke during the service to say the family loved him and that he was now in a better place, according to Mendicoa.

“He had to interrupt himself several times because he started to cry,” Mendicoa said.

Police say Dume shot and killed Winzisky Soto, 27, and Johnnel “Bo” Cruz, 20, both of Jamaica Plain, after Cruz stabbed him during a gang confrontation Nov. 21 at the Same Old Place, a popular Centre Street pizza shop.

The bullets wreaked havoc in the pizzeria, piercing walls, shattering a window, and grazing a woman who happened to be walking nearby.

Mendicoa said Sunday’s noon mass at Sacred Heart Church—where Soto’s family also gathered to mourn their loss—will be held in memory of all three men.

“It was a very tragic thing,” Mendicoa said. “If the young people don’t carry guns, these things don’t happen. But if you carry guns, you’re going to use them, that is the problem.”

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