Boston man charged with murder in Hyannis shooting earlier this month

Asad Jung, Cape Cod Times
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A Boston man was arraigned Friday morning in Barnstable District Court on charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Eric Christensen in Hyannis earlier this month.

Judge Edward F.X. Lynch ordered Justin Peckham, 29, held without bail.

Peckham faces charges of murder and one count of assault and battery by means of the discharge of a firearm, according to a release Friday from the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Peckham pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Lynch scheduled a probable cause hearing for Jan. 28.

No further details were available Friday afternoon from the district attorney's office.

The house at 91 Oakview Terrace in Hyannis where homeowner Eric Christensen, 50, was found unresponsive on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head Dec. 8. A Boston man was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a murder charge in connection with the shooting.
The house at 91 Oakview Terrace in Hyannis where homeowner Eric Christensen, 50, was found unresponsive on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head Dec. 8. A Boston man was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a murder charge in connection with the shooting.

On Dec. 8, Barnstable police responded to a call at 91 Oakview Terrace in Hyannis around 6 p.m., according to the district attorney's office. Police entered Christensen’s home, where they found him unresponsive on his kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head.

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Christensen, 50, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The death has been under investigation as a homicide by the Barnstable Police Department and Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office.

Christensen was a long-time employee of the locally owned radio group CODCOMM Inc., which includes PIXY 103. He worked in the promotions department, and part of his job was setting up and taking down off-site promotions, according to Tim Levesque, CODCOMM general manager.

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State police arrive at 91 Oakview Terrace in Hyannis where Eric Christensen, 50, was fatally shot Dec. 8. A Boston man was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a murder charge in connection with the shooting.
State police arrive at 91 Oakview Terrace in Hyannis where Eric Christensen, 50, was fatally shot Dec. 8. A Boston man was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a murder charge in connection with the shooting.

Christensen was born on Cape Cod and went to Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, according to his IMDb profile webpage. He had also worked at iHeartRadio as a DJ, production engineer and producer.

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Hyannis : Justin Peckham charged in shooting death of Eric Christensen