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A second man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting over the weekend at the Super 8 Motel in Brockton, Massachusetts, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Tuesday. Cruz’s office said police arrested Valdir Rodrigues, 39, at his home in Weymouth Monday afternoon, marking the second arrest in the case in three days. Around 6:20 p.m. Friday,…

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A 22-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to Friday’s deadly shooting at the Super 8 Motel in Brockton, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz.  D’Vante Bly-Mollenthiel, 22, of Brockton, was arrested around 3 p.m. Sunday in Brockton without incident, Cruz said. Around 6:20 p.m. Friday, Brockton police received multiple 911 calls for…

D’Vante Bly-Mollenthiel, 22, of Brockton, was arrested Sunday on a murder charge in the Super 8 Motel shooting death of 20-year-old Christopher Lascase.

A man was killed Friday evening in a shooting at the Super 8 Motel in Brockton, Massachusetts, authorities say. Brockton police responded to the motel located at 385 Westgate Drive, after receiving a report about a shooting around 6:20 p.m. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz says there were several 911 calls for reports of shots fired at the motel….

The death at the Super 8 Motel in Brockton, Massachusetts, is being investigated as a homicide.

A 25-year-old man is dead after being shot in Brockton, Massachusetts Tuesday evening, police said. Brockton police responded to the area of 94 Belmont Avenue around 7:30 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired. At the scene, they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office. The man was taken to a…

Three children and one adult are safe after being rescued Tuesday morning from a burning home in Brockton, Massachusetts. Firefighters were called to the three-family home on Warren Avenue just after 9 a.m. Michena Augustin, 33, who lives at the home, was set to start a new job but instead, she found herself trapped in her third-floor apartment with her…

Firefighters were able to rescue four members of the same family Tuesday morning after their home caught fire in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Four people were rescued by firefighters Tuesday morning from a burning third floor home in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Family and friends of an Army sergeant who died after being reported missing at Fort Hood marched Monday in Brockton, Massachusetts, to demand answers. Supporters marched from Brockton High School to Brockton City Hall Monday afternoon. “We’ve had very few answers,” said demonstrator Danny Shaw. “They’re trying to allege that it was a suicide, but according to everyone who...

A Massachusetts man has been arrested for attempting to kidnap a girl late Monday morning in Brockton, police say. Reynaldo Perez, 52, of Brockton, was taken into custody and charged with kidnapping and assault and battery following the incident. Brockton police say Perez approached two girls, 10 and 15 years old, near Union Cemetery around 11:20 a.m. He then allegedly…

Reynaldo Perez, 52, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Brockton District Court on kidnapping and assault and battery charges.

Reynaldo Perez, 52, of Brockton, was taken into custody and charged with kidnapping and assault and battery following the incident.

A baby girl is safe after having trouble breathing thanks to a Massachusetts police chief. Brockton Police Chief Manny Gomes and new mom Juliette Leger embraced outside of the hospital Thursday. It was the first time they saw each other after Gomes saved Leger’s 3-month-old daughter, Audrey, that morning. Audrey was choking on her own mucus. “She couldn’t breathe....

A 3-month-old girl is recovering after a terrifying incident in which she had trouble breathing.

A person was injured Thursday in a shooting in Brockton, Massachusetts. The Brockton Police Department responded to reports that a man in an SUV fired on a sedan shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Crescent Street. The SUV sped east down Crescent Street toward Whitman, police said. One victim was taken to a hospital, according to police. That person’s injuries...

Police have arrested a man they say shot his pregnant girlfriend in the head, critically injuring her, in Brockton, Massachusetts, last week. Shaun M. Holiday, 26, of Brockton, was arrested for assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and three counts of child endangerment, among other charges. He had been arrested following the shooting on an unrelated…

Police say two people were shot Tuesday evening in Brockton, Massachusetts, and one of them was critically injured. Brockton police received a report just after 5 p.m. that a woman had been shot at 622 North Main Street. Responding officers, however, found both a woman and man with gunshot wounds. A patrol officer rode in an ambulance with the woman…

Brockton police say a man and a woman were both shot Tuesday evening, with the woman suffering life-threatening injuries.