A woman was fatally stabbed Wednesday in what authorities described as a targeted attack in Brockton, Massachusetts.
According to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, 48-year-old Veronica Gonvales Rosa was found in the driveway of her apartment building on Crescent Street with obvious injuries to her head and face. She was declared dead on scene.
The district attorney's office later said 56-year-old Joao Correia had been taken into police custody. He was in critical condition in an area hospital Wednesday night.
Authorities believe the victim and suspect knew each other and had a relationship of many years, but did not specify what kind of relationship it was.
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Earlier, District Attorney Tim Cruz described it as a "savage, brutal" incident.
The victim's nephew said his aunt was attacked as she got home on Wednesday afternoon, with her 2-year-old granddaughter still in the backseat of her car. Investigators have not confirmed those details.
He added that she was a hard worker with two kids and one grandchild.
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“I think all of us are trying to find some answers to see what transpired to see exactly what happened what drove this to take place," he told NBC10 Boston.
No arrests have been made, but Cruz said they don't think there is any danger to the public.
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