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Man Killed in Brockton Park Shooting as Police Search for Gunman After Car Found in Weymouth

Residents describe Finnegan Park as plagued by drug activity, underscoring local safety concerns.

Overview

  • A 40-year-old man died after being shot at about 4 p.m. Tuesday at Finnegan Park at Crescent and Montello streets in Brockton.
  • A second person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries that were not from gunfire, according to officials.
  • Massachusetts State Police said the suspect fled in a black Nissan Rogue with out-of-state plates, and the vehicle was later located at Wessagusset School in Weymouth.
  • State and Brockton police continued an overnight search using a helicopter and K-9 units, and no arrests have been announced.
  • In a separate incident in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood late Monday, two adults were shot with non-life-threatening injuries and a third person was taken to a hospital as a precaution after an SUV crashed into a utility pole.