Massachusetts

Man Fatally Shot in Brockton, Mass.

Officials say a 28-year-old man was shot in the chest early Saturday morning

A man was fatally shot in Brockton, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, according to officials.

Brockton Police responded to a phone call around 2:20 a.m. from a local hospital of a man with a gunshot to the chest. Shortly thereafter, 28-year-old Quentin Phillips of Mattapan was pronounced dead.

Phillips was in a car in a parking lot behind 11 Crescent St. when he was shot, a preliminary investigation revealed. Friends took him to the hospital for treatment.

The case remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at (508)941-0234.

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