Fall River police investigating Saturday afternoon homicide on Robeson Street
FALL RIVER — Fall River police said they are investigating a homicide that took place on the 900 block of Robeson Street on Saturday.
In a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon, the Fall River Police Department reported that officers responded to a residence on the 900 block of Robeson Street, after receiving a 911 call reporting that a young man had been shot inside.
Officers located a 20-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound, police said.
Police said that the victim was transported to a nearby trauma center, where he was later pronounced deceased.
As of this writing, the victim's identity had not yet been released by police, or the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
Police noted that a family member was taken into custody in connection with the incident, which remains under investigation.
It appears to have been an isolated incident, police said, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.
The case is being investigated by the Fall River Police Department, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office Homicide Prosecutors.
"This is a tragic loss of life, and our deepest sympathies go out to the victim's family," the police department wrote in the Facebook post. "We ask our community to come together in support of those affected during this difficult time."
No further details were released as of this writing; this story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Fall River police investigating Saturday homicide on Robeson Street
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