Crime & Safety
MA Man Accused Of Shooting Norwich Woman Shoots Self: DA
A Massachusetts man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Norwich woman was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
NORWICH, CT — A Massachusetts man accused in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Norwich woman was found with an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office.
He was transported to a Boston hospital where remains for treatment.
The shooting was reported Friday at 12:22 a.m., when Brockton, Massachusetts police said they received a 911 call for a report of a shooting on Nason Street.
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The woman, Stephanie Beatty, of Norwich, was found dead inside a parked car with a gunshot wound, officials said.
Investigators charged Gelson Fernandez, 29, of Brockton, in connection with Beatty's death. As of Friday, he remained at large.
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Beatty and Fernandez knew each other, according to officials.
UPDATE: Brockton Homicide Gelson Fernandes, the murder suspect in the fatal shooting of a Brockton woman, has been found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to a Boston hospital where he remains for treatment. @MassStatePolice @BrocktonPolice
— DA Tim Cruz (@PlymouthCtyDAO) December 9, 2023
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