Demonstrator accused of shooting man during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Newton to face judge [Video]

A Framingham man is expected in court Friday after authorities say he shot a person when a Pro-Israel rally he was attending in Newton turned violent on Thursday night.

Scott Hayes, 47, is slated to be arraigned in Newton District Court on charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury, according to the Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

The person was shot around 6:40 p.m. during a pro-Israeli demonstration at the corner of Washington and Harvard streets, Ryan said during a news conference late Thursday.

Ryan said a group of pro-Israeli demonstrators, including Hayes, were on one side of the street when a person walked up on the other side of the road. She said that person started exchanging words with the small group at the rally and ultimately crossed the street, tackling one of the demonstrators.

During a scuffle that ensued, the person who …