Woman Dies After Cape Hit-And-Run Crash: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Thursday, Sept. 30. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• A suspect authorities say was involved in the near fatal shooting of David Ortiz was shot to death, according to a Dominican newspaper.
• A U.S. Senate panel was deadlocked on Rachel Rollins's nomination for U.S. Attorney.
• Smith & Wesson is leaving Springfield after nearly 170 years, citing proposed legislation that would restrict the firearms it can manufacture.
• A significant segment of Patriots fans may not be able to watch Tom Brady's return to Foxborough this Sunday night.

Today's top story

The woman injured in a Sept. 14 hit-and-crash in West Yarmouth died Tuesday, according to police. Police identified the victim as Welton Willis-Gregory.

"The men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Welton Willis-Gregory," Yarmouth police said in a statement.

Police said the crash happened sometime before 9:3o p.m., outside the Howard Johnson Motel at 226 Route 28. Emergency officials rushed to the motel, gave Willis-Gregory first aid and took her to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, before airlifting her to a Boston hospital.

Read the full story here

Thursday's other top stories

Ortiz shooting suspect killed: One of the suspects sought in connection to the near-fatal shooting of David Ortiz was shot to death, according to a Dominican newspaper. Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon in Santiago, Listin Diario reported. Clase, who also went by "The Surgeon," was the only one on the run of the 15 suspects wanted in the shooting of the Red Sox icon.

Rollins on hold: A U.S. Senate panel is split along party lines when it comes to Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins's nomination for U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts. See what Republicans said about the progressive prosecutor.

Shooting their way out of town: Smith & Wesson, the gun manufacturer based in Springfield for over a century and a half, is moving its headquarters out of Massachusetts due to proposed legislation the company said will hurt business. Here's where it's going.

There's always the radio: NBC is salivating over Tom Brady's return to New England. But a sizable segment of fans may not be able to watch the Buccaneers-Patriots game this weekend. Read why.

Cold case cracked: A Georgia man has been charged with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl in Malden 30 years ago. Rodney Daniels, 48, was arrested in South Fulton, GA after a Middlesex grand jury indicted him on a charge of first-degree murder on Monday. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday. Read more.

Picture This

The state's second major offshore wind port could be coming to Salem Harbor as part of the "Commonwealth Wind" plan officials unveiled at a Salem Wharf news conference on Thursday.

By The Numbers

$100 million — The price tag on a liquified national gas facility being considered near Worcester, where residents are expressing their opposition.