Accused gunman in Somerville bank robbery case pleads guilty in court

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — The accused gunman in a bank robbery that terrorized Somerville’s Davis Square pleaded guilty on Monday in court.

In May 2019, 33-year-old Daniel Rosado of Providence, R.I. allegedly fired his weapon inside a local bank and shot at responding police, before escaping with a bag of cash. Nine months later, that suspect changed his plea in court.

He is now looking at life in prison.

In court on Monday, Rosado’s lawyer said there is no plea deal in the works, despite the fact that his client told the judge that he was guilty on all counts.

Rosado is now admitting that he is the gunman recorded in the dramatic surveillance video that showed a suspect terrorizing the Middlesex Federal Savings Bank in Davis Square on May 1.

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That suspect ordered tellers, at gunpoint to empty out their drawers. When Rosado first entered the bank, he fired a shot into the bank's ceiling, then witnesses told police he ordered everyone to get on the floor or he would shoot.

Authorities say Rosado did shoot at a Somerville Police officer who responded to the bank, and that the officer fired back.

The big break in the case came when a bystander collided with Rosado, who dropped his backpack. That backpack contained not just his gun and money, but his DNA, which was used to track him down in Providence, Rhode Island where he was arrested weeks later.

In court, it was revealed Rosado told police he robbed the bank because he was having financial difficulty.

Daniel Rosado will be back in court in June for sentencing. He is looking at anywhere from 10 years to life.

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