By CHARIS ANDERSON
Standard-Times staff writer
September 21, 2007 6:00 AM
NEW BEDFORD — An 18-year-old man died of a gunshot wound to the head in the South End Thursday night, according to police.
After responding to a 911 call around 9:30 p.m., police found the victim lying in the street outside a house on Rivet Street next to a 38-caliber revolver.
The victim suffered severe wounds to the head and was transported to St. Luke's Hospital. He later died from his injuries, according to Lt. Jeffrey Silva, a department spokesman.
"It sounded like firecrackers," said the victim's aunt, who lives on the second floor of the house near where the victim was found. "I ran there. I saw it was my nephew just laying there."
The victim's aunt said she heard two shots.
The cause of death was still under investigation late Thursday night. There were some signs the gunshot wound could have been self-inflicted, Lt. Silva said, but at this time the incident is being treated as an open investigation.
The victim lived with his mother in Dartmouth; his father lived in the house on Rivet Street, according to Lt. Silva.
Nuno Luis, who lives across the street from the victim's father's house, was standing outside his house around 9:30 p.m. and saw the victim come out of his father's house.
Mr. Luis finished his cigarette and went inside. Shortly thereafter, he heard a bang.
"I ran outside, see him lying on the floor," said Mr. Luis. Mr. Luis said he immediately called the police.
The victim's aunt said she had just seen her nephew Wednesday and that he was downstairs talking to his father Thursday night.
"He was a good, good kid," the aunt said.
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops