Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Fall River on Saturday as 18-year-old Jovanni Perez.
Police officers were sent to the area of 253 Locust St. around 12:18 p.m. in response to a report of man who had been shot. When first responders arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found the man, who was later identified as Perez, according to a statement from Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn’s office.
The Fall River and East Weymouth man was rushed to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 1:40 p.m., the district attorney’s office said in its statement.
- Read more: 18-year-old shot in Fall River, police say
“Although no suspect is in custody at this moment, the investigation is extremely active,” Quinn’s office noted.
Massachusetts State Police and the Fall River Police Department are investigating the alleged homicide. No further information about the shooting was immediately released to the public.
