BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating after a 22-year-old was shot and killed in Brockton on Sunday, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of Belmont Avenue about 8:50 p.m. found Ailson Barbosa, of Brockton, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the stairwell of a home, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s Office.
Barbosa was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he later died.
Pastor Vena Ulysse said violence in the neighborhood continues to rise.
“We heard the shots last night. My husband was still at the church. Preparing for this morning,” Ulysse said. “We are very sad to hear that a young man has lost his life and we are praying for the family and we are praying for the community to come together.”
“There is an epidemic right now in our community with drugs. We are very concerned,” Ulysse added. “Because we are in the neighborhood. There should be something better for our young people to be doing.”
The incident remains under investigation.
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