Jordan JoJo Roman, a 19-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in New Bedford, Massachusetts on April 29, 2025. At about 10 p.m. the sound of gunfire near Acushnet Avenue and Griffin Court drew police responding to a ShotSpotter alert and 911 calls. Officers found Roman in the driver’s seat of a black Hyundai Sonata on the east side of the avenue; the car had multiple bullet strikes and he suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and pronounced deceased a short time later.

Born October 20, 2005, Roman was known to family as JoJo and remembered for his loyalty, a love of anything with an engine, and as the man of his house since graduating high school in 2022. The shooting scene near Monte Park was cordoned off while investigators worked to piece together events that night.

The New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, and the Homicide Unit prosecutors are jointly handling the investigation. No suspects or arrests have been announced, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone see activity around Acushnet Avenue and Griffin Court that night or know anything that could help investigators?