A Mashpee man faced a judge Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a New Bedford man, officials said.
Norman Dias was ordered held without bail pending a probable cause hearing that has been scheduled for Aug. 20, according to Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the area of Collins Lane around 11:30 p.m. found 45-year-old Damian Anderson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to O’Keefe and Mashpee Police Chief Scott Carline.
Anderson was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he later died.
Officers later found Dias hiding in the woods near the scene and he was taken in for questioning before being released.
Later, probable cause was established and an arrest warrant was obtained.
State troopers assigned to the district attorney’s office are assisting local authorities with the investigation.
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