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>> sutton says after the shots ended, he realized emily was lying on the bridge. >> she said, something is wrong with my chest. so i ripped her shirt open, and there was three holes in her chest. >> while emily was recovering in the hospital, authorities arrested sutton and charged him with shooting his rival. he wasn't charged for emily's shooting because she backed up his story. >> sometimes i be thinking this ain't even real. like, am i really still here? because i haven't even -- i haven't spent no time with her since she got shot. i haven't touched her, you know what i mean? for all i kno...

Though he's never been convicted of drug dealing, admits he's no stranger to the drug trade. >> oh, yeah, i've dealt drugs. i mean, i'm not going to lie about that. i sell drugs. just my upbringing, you know what i mean? survival. sell drugs. but i didn't sell those drugs. if convicted, sutton will face a minimum sentence of ten years. but that's not the only serious crime he's accused of. less than a year earlier a night time gun battle erupted on an east boston bridge. after the investigation, sutton was arrested and charged with assault with intent to commit murder. he has pled not guilty. ...

Emily vasquez. >> allegedly what they're saying is i shot them both. that's what they're saying. >> why would you shoot your girlfriend? >> i don't know. >> you were carrying a gun? >> no! i was not carrying no weapons whatsoever. whatsoever. >> so somebody else was shooting? >> i guess so. it wasn't me. >> but according to authorities, sutton was the only shooter on the bridge that night. they say he shot the gang member, then presumably by accident shot emily. >> they just say there's four videos showing a black male in a white tee, and black jeans, and they just see an arm, and a whole bunc...

That's what they're saying. it's america. do you know how many black men there is in this world that might be wearing black shorts, white t-shirt? that has to be me? >> sutton says that after the shots ended, he realized emily was lying on the bridge. she said "something's wrong with my chest." i ripped her shirt open and there was three holes in her chest. so -- >> while emily was recovering in the hospital, authorities arrested sutton and charged him with shooting his rival. he wasn't charged for emily's shooting because she backed up his story. >> sometimes i be thinking this ain't even rea...

>> there are certain moments of robert sutton's life he'd be happy to forget. after several shots were fired on an east boston bridge, sutton was charged with attempted murder of a rival gang member. sutton's girlfriend emily was also shot during the incident. sutton was arrested before emily had fully recovered and says the trauma of the night has stayed with him. >> i seen a lot in my life. but i really never had nightmares until i, you know, looked at her laying down on the floor with bullet holes in her chest. i just miss her touch. >> sutton hopes that after today he'll be able to put tho...