BROCKTON, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police and Brockton Police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced Tony Semedo-Cardoso, 30, of Brockton, has been charged with murder. He's scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon in Brockton District Court.
The unidentified teenager was shot and killed while traveling in a car early Friday.
He was dropped off at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital's emergency room, where he died.
Half-hour earlier, Brockton Police received a ShotSpotter notification around 12:45 a.m. of a shot fired in the area of Intervale Street. Officers responded to the area to investigate, but didn’t find any ballistic evidence.
Cruz said the investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 508-894-2600.