Overview
- A patron was shot and killed inside Moonfish Restaurant & Tavern in West Dennis late Saturday, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Nicholos D. Campbell, 26, has been charged with murder and related firearm counts and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Orleans District Court.
- Prosecutors told the court Campbell called 911 saying he shot someone after being jumped and stabbed, then drove to a police station to surrender and hand over the firearm.
- Campbell’s lawyer says he was stabbed in the head, has a license to carry and will assert a self-defense claim while investigators examine restaurant surveillance, multiple 911 calls, and witness statements.
- Moonfish, a popular local spot that drew about 30 people that night, remains at the center of a criminal investigation and the case is scheduled for a pretrial return in July.