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It’s unclear if the suspect had any connection to the store or the people inside it, whether the shooting was targeted or random, and what the motive may have been for this shooting.

The man suspected of killing one person and wounding another in a double shooting at a Dollar Tree store in Brockton, Massachusetts, is still at large Wednesday, authorities said. He was identified as Luis Soto, a 32-year-old former employee of the store, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. They noted that the shooting does not appear to...

Two people were shot at a Dollar Tree in Brockton Tuesday.

Two people were shot at a Dollar Tree store in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday afternoon. At least one person was shot inside the store, police say.

Two people were shot, one fatally, at a Dollar Tree store in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Both of the victims were rushed to local hospitals from the store at 999 North Montello Street, which is also Route 28, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said. Both were shot inside the store. Brockton police said one of the…

There was a scene at a gas station on North Main Street Monday afternoon.

Two men were shot in Brockton, Massachusetts, police said Monday. The victims, 26 and 20, are both from Fall River, according to the Brockton Police Department. They were shot at a gas station on North Main Street shortly after 1 p.m. Both men were hospitalized, but police did not have word on their conditions Monday night. Police were seen investigating…

A fire was burning at a home in Brockton, Massachusetts early Friday morning, after crews spent the better part of the overnight battling the flames. The fire, which Brockton’s fire chief blamed on lithium ion batteries in the basement, was at a 2.5 story wood house on Bartlett Street. Heavy fire had been knocked down in the early morning hours…

The fire originally started Thursday night and was put out. It sparked back up, though, early Friday morning.

A superior court judge handed down the life sentence without parole to Latarsha Sanders Wednesday morning.

A jury found Latarsha Sanders guilty on Tuesday of two counts of murder and one count of witness intimidation, following a nine-day trial and four hours of deliberation, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz’s office

A Brockton, Massachusetts, mother faces two mandatory life sentences for murdering her two sons in 2018. Judge William Sullivan handed down the double life sentence without possibility of parole to Latarsha Sanders Wednesday morning. The superior court judge also sentenced Sanders to serve 9 to 10 years concurrently on a witness intimidation charge. A jury found Sanders guilty on Tuesday…

A car slammed into a building early Sunday morning in Brockton, Massachusetts. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Belmont Street. Fire officials say the car was headed eastbound when it went airborne and crashed through a commercial building. Authorities say no one was hurt in the crash. The building sustained serious structural damage and remains closed pending repairs. No…

Three men have been indicted on murder charges in a Brockton, Massachusetts, shooting that left a 16-year-old dead in Sept. 2021. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said a grand jury has returned indictments charging 22-year-old Malik Cotton, 23-year-old Angel Vasquez and 23-year-old Angel Colon each with one count of murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Liedson Monteiro-Terry at…

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a driver who was involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Brockton Monday night. It happened near 108 Forest Ave. around 10 p.m., The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. The victim was airlifted to Boston Medical Center where he died. Family members have identified hm as 50-year-old Carlos Brito,...

Fire officials say the home was not occupied and no one was hurt in the blaze.

A fire tore through a house in Brockton, Massachusetts, overnight. Firefighters responded to the home on Walnut Street early Saturday. Fire officials say the home was not occupied and no one was hurt in the blaze. No additional information has been released.

News of the assault has more women who travel to the Quincy T station looking over their shoulders.

The 64-year-old woman who was targeted was reported missing by her friend over the weekend, who said she has a very regimented schedule and catches the train to work at Wollaston Station, authorities said.

In a case that prosecutors have described as horrifying, a 26-year-old man faces charges for allegedly kidnapping a woman from an MBTA station in Quincy and repeatedly raping her. Authorities say a routine trip to the train station for the victim on her way to work turned into a horrifying abduction. The 64-year-old woman who was targeted was reported missing…