Chenghai Xue, 44, is due to appear in Somerville District Court on a murder charge in connection with the death of his nephew, whom Middlesex prosecutor Marian T. Ryan has identified as a 23-year-old Revere man. Law enforcement officials responding to a shooting report at 4040 Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford shortly before 5 p.m. found Xue’s nephew suffering multiple gunshot wounds, according to Ryan and Medford Police Chief Jack Buckley. . The victim, whose name was not disclosed, was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation shows that Xue and his nephew were in court because Xue was seeking an extension of a restraining order he had filed against his nephew, authorities said. The refusal was denied and the two men left the building. After the two of them left the building, Xue allegedly got into his car and hit the victim and many other vehicles in the parking lot. After hitting his nephew, authorities said Xue got out of his car and shot him several times. “I understand that his nephew, now dead, was out of his car, and then he nailed him and nailed him to the other car and then he reversed and then the shooting started,” said Bill Barabino, the suspect’s lawyer. . “It’s really annoying and I think if any of us met him, I think you would say he was a very kind and polite guy, but obviously, he was doing things inside that none of us knew. He did not have the ability to express it. “ Barabino described the suspect as an otherwise polite man with a Ph.D. and two children. “People are always in court for incidents that are in some way disturbing, whether they are a victim, a witness, or have been in trouble,” Ryan said. “It is already a place that is in a very tense situation. “It is extremely worrying that something like this is unfolding, especially at the end of the day as people are leaving the courthouse, the staff is leaving, other things are over, people are heading to the parking lot.” The shooting remains under investigation. (Copyright (c) 2022 Sunbeam Television. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) Subscribe to our Newsletter for the latest news directly in your inbox