On the afternoon of November 22, 2025, 31-year-old Fall River resident Taiquan Teixeira was shot outside Leonard’s Package Store on Pleasant Street after 911 calls reported a fight between two men. Officers found Teixeira unresponsive around 4:30 p.m. near the store entrance; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead a few hours later despite emergency treatment. Reports identify him as a 31-year-old man from Fall River; race and ethnicity were not specified.

Authorities treated the incident as a homicide connected to an altercation rather than a random attack. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit joined Fall River Police in canvassing the area and reviewing surveillance footage. Neighbors noted a heavy police presence and recalled prior violence on that corner; friends described Teixeira as protective, caring, and well liked.

On November 26, 2025, prosecutors announced that 32-year-old Kendrick Williams of Fall River had been arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, and charged in connection with the killing.

Did anyone in Fall River see what happened outside Leonard’s Package Store that afternoon or know more about the dispute leading to this shooting?