Arrest warrant issued in New Bedford man's fatal shooting in Myles Standish State Forest
PLYMOUTH - An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting in Myles Standish State Forest of a 25-year-old New Bedford man, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
On Wednesday, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Plymouth Police received several 911 calls on a reported shooting at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth and a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Upon arrival, Plymouth Police and first responders located the victim, and he was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Robert Aponte-Flores, 25, of New Bedford.
Plymouth Police contacted Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office and an investigation commenced.
Multiple witnesses on scene described an altercation that John Geovanni Pires Monteiromacedo, 20, was allegedly involved in with the victim in a park picnic area prior to the shooting.
As a result, Massachusetts State Police sought and obtained an arrest warrant for Monteiromacedo.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section at 1-800-KAPTURE.
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