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Wedefegerson Desir was last seen on Aug. 11 at the Barking Crab in Boston, police said.
Wedefegerson Desir Boston police
Authorities identified the man whose the body was pulled from the water near the Moakley Courthouse on Monday as a 24-year-old Brighton resident who was reported missing last week.
Boston police responded to 1 Courthouse Way for a report of a person in the water around 7:30 a.m. Monday, the department said.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office identified the deceased Tuesday as Wedefegerson Desir, 24, of Brighton. Desir was reported missing last week.
Boston police said Desir was last seen on Sunday, August 11 at 2 a.m. at the Barking Crab, where he left his belongings. The eatery at 88 Sleeper Street is adjacent to the courthouse.
Police said last week that Desir suffered from mental health problems and did not have his medication when he disappeared.
Desir graduated from Medford High School in 2019, where he played defensive back for the football team, according to the school.
A collection online is underway to support Desir’s family with the cost of his funeral.
“Wade was a light in all of our lives,” the fundraiser wrote.
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