The suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Brockton on Friday morning has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot outside of 17 Nason Street shortly before 12:30 a.m. found a female gunshot victim inside a parked car, according to the Brockton Police Department and Plymouth District Attorney’s Office.
Gelson Fernandes was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the DA says. He was transported to a Boston hospital where he remains for treatment.
The DA’s office identified the woman as 22-year-old Stephanie Beatty, of Norwich, Connecticut.
“The victim and Fernandes were previously acquainted,” the DA’s office said in a statement.
UPDATE: Brockton Homicide
Gelson Fernandes, the murder suspect in the fatal shooting of a Brockton woman, has been found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to a Boston hospital where he remains for treatment. @MassStatePolice @BrocktonPolice
— DA Tim Cruz (@PlymouthCtyDAO) December 9, 2023
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