Active Homicide Investigation in Fall River

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office
Thomas M. Quinn III
District Attorney

Press Release
September  14, 2019​​​​​

 

Fall River Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to this office and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred in The City of Fall River last night.

 

At around 10:15 Friday night, police responded to JC’s Cafe, which is located at 1050 Bedford Street, for a report of a shooting with multiple victims.  When police arrived, they located a seriously wounded 39-year-old Oak Bluffs man and rushed him to Charlton Memorial Hospital.  The victim was later transferred to Rhode Island Hospital, where he died this morning.

 

Two other apparent gunshot victims, a 37-year-old Fall River man and a 23-year-old Bridgewater man, were also transported to area hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.  Both are currently in stable condition.

 

The investigation into the shooting homicide is extremely active and no further information can be released at this time.

 

Once next of kin notification has been confirmed, this office will send out a follow up media advisory publicly identifying the homicide victim.

 

 

Contact:

Gregg Miliote

Director of Communications

508-997-0711

774-292-9576–cell