Defendant Ordered Held Without Bail in Connection to New Bedford Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office 

Thomas M. Quinn III 

District Attorney

Press Release 

March 17, 2017

David Lima was ordered held without bail during his arraignment this morning in New Bedford District Court for the March 15th homicide of Jonas Trinidad Jr. in New Bedford.

Lima, 16, of New Bedford, is charged with murder, carrying an illegal firearm and carrying a loaded illegal firearm. He is now due back in court for a pretrial hearing on April 14.

The defendant is accused of shooting the 20-year-old victim twice during an altercation on the street in front of the defendant’s home at 146 Matthew Street on Wednesday morning around 11 a.m.

The defendant was arrested Thursday afternoon in Fall River and charged with the Wednesday morning New Bedford homicide of Jonas Trinidad Jr. 

The defendant was arrested by the Fall River Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and Massachusetts State Police at an apartment on Cross Street in Fall River. He was apprehended without incident.

Aside from New Bedford Police, Fall River Police and Massachusetts State Police Troopers assigned to this office, the Department of Youth Services and parole officers also assisted in the investigation and the search for the suspect.

The arraignment was handled by Assistant District Attorney Robert DiGiantomaso.

New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office and Homicide Unit prosecutors continue to actively investigate the homicide.

New Bedford Police received 911 calls at 11 a.m. Wednesday to report that a young male had been shot near the intersection of Matthew and Bank streets.  The victim, 20-year-old Jonas Trinidad Jr.,  was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

  

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