On July 3, 2023, 20-year-old Lorenzo Gomes of New Bedford was shot just after midnight near Tallman and North Front streets. Witnesses reported loud bangs believed to be gunshots. Police later found Gomes inside his vehicle on Belleville Avenue; he had apparently tried to drive himself to the hospital but lost consciousness behind the wheel. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and pronounced dead from his injuries.

The investigation resulted in multiple arrests. Xavier Luis Rodriguez, 20, of New Bedford, was charged with murder and carrying an illegal firearm and was the third person charged in the case. Two other New Bedford men — 24-year-old Sterling Robinson, arrested in Fall River, and 25-year-old Wyllie Monteiro, arrested in Dartmouth — were each charged with accessory to murder after the fact and were being held without bail.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Lorenzo, please share what you know with local authorities.