A New Bedford, Massachusetts man was killed Thursday night in a shooting that occurred in the city, according to Bristol County prosecutors.
The New Bedford Police Department received a notification just after 11 p.m. Thursday of multiple gunshots on County Street, near Winsor Street, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office. Police also received multiple 911 calls.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found evidence that a shooting had occurred, but found no one injured. Not long after, the 27-year-old victim showed up at Saint Luke’s Hospital in a private vehicle, authorities said. He was pronounced dead shortly after 11:30 p.m. at the hospital.
The murdered man has been identified as Amareuito Fernandes.
A homicide investigation has been launched and involves New Bedford police, state police detectives assigned to the local prosecutor’s office and prosecutors from the Homicide Unit.
Additional information was not immediately available.
