New Bedford man, 20, killed in early morning capturing

A 20-year-old New Bedford man was shot and killed within the metropolis simply after midnight on Monday, officers mentioned. 

The sufferer, Lorenzo Gomes, apparently tried to drive himself to the hospital earlier than shedding consciousness in his car, Bristol County District Legal professional Thomas M. Quinn III’s workplace mentioned in a press launch. 

New Bedford police acquired a 911 name about gunshots within the space of Tallman and North Entrance Streets round 12:11 a.m., Quinn’s workplace mentioned. Upon their arrival on the scene, officers spoke with witnesses who mentioned that they had heard loud bangs that seemed like gunshots. 

Officers searched the world and ultimately discovered Gomes inside his car on Belleville Avenue, in line with the press launch. First responders rushed Gomes to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, the place he was later pronounced useless, officers mentioned. 

Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s workplace, prosecutors, and New Bedford police are actively investigating, in line with the discharge. 

“The investigation into the murder is extraordinarily lively right now and no additional info will be launched,” Quinn’s workplace mentioned.