Joe Monteiro Araujo, a 22-year-old Hispanic father of two, was fatally shot on January 12, 2024, inside the Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffet in Brockton, Massachusetts. Surveillance video captured a masked gunman approaching Araujo’s table and opening fire at close range while the restaurant was crowded with patrons, including families with children. Araujo was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators identified two suspects: 22-year-old Nathan Veiga and 18-year-old Jamal Bazile. Prosecutors allege Veiga planned the attack and was seen on video interacting with Araujo shortly before the shooting, then left and waited in a vehicle across the street while Bazile entered and shot Araujo. Both men were arrested, charged with murder, pleaded not guilty, and were held without bail. Authorities say the killing may have been retaliation tied to a rivalry between two groups, and one suspect allegedly bragged about the act on social media.

If anyone was in the restaurant that night or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what you know.