Crime
A 25-year-old New Bedford man was killed.
State Police arrested a 20-year-old man Saturday for fatally taking pictures a New Bedford man in Myles Standish State Forest final month.
Police charged John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo with one rely of homicide in reference to the loss of life of 25-year-old Robert Aponte-Flores, the Plymouth County District Legal professional’s workplace mentioned in a press release Sunday.
On July 12 round 2:40 p.m., Plymouth police responded to the state forest for stories of a taking pictures throughout which a person suffered a number of gunshot wounds, the discharge mentioned. There, they discovered Aponte-Flores, and took him to a close-by hospital the place he was declared lifeless on account of his accidents.
A number of witnesses instructed police that Monteiro Macedo and Aponte-Flores received into “an altercation” within the park’s picnic space earlier than the taking pictures, the discharge mentioned. This led police to acquire a warrant for Monteiro Macedo’s arrest.
Police initially arrested a distinct particular person after the taking pictures, however launched the particular person after figuring out they weren’t the shooter.
Police arrested Monteiro Macedo with out incident at a New Bedford residence Saturday afternoon simply earlier than 4 p.m., the discharge mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for Monday in Plymouth District Court docket.
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