A third suspect was charged Thursday in connection with the fatal February shooting of a 33-year-old man in Mattapan, authorities said.

Jair Meeks, 24, of Mattapan, was ordered held without bail in Suffolk Superior Court on one count of accessory before the fact, according to a statement from Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office.

Meeks allegedly directed Shavon Darby, 29, of East Weymouth, and Roberto Taylor, 29, of Dorchester, in the Feb. 4 death of Mauricio M. Lawrence in front of his apartment on Tennis Road, the statement said.

Darby and Taylor were both charged with first-degree murder in Suffolk Superior Court on May 8. All three men are due back in court on June 17 for pre-trial hearings, the statement said.

Surveillance footage from the evening before the shooting

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