Amareuito Fernandes, 27, was fatally shot the night of August 3, 2023, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He had lived in the city for seven years after moving from Praia, Cape Verde. At about 11:04 p.m. ShotSpotter alerted police to multiple gunshots near 123 County Street while 911 callers reported a male victim around 116 County Street. First responders found evidence of a shooting but no victim at the scene. A short time later a private vehicle brought Fernandes to Saint Luke’s Hospital; he was pronounced dead at 11:33 p.m.

New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, and prosecutors from the Homicide Unit opened an active investigation. As of a week after the shooting, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced; rumors about a possible unrelated custody were not confirmed. The investigation remains active.

If anyone saw activity on County Street that night or has information about Fernandes’s death, please share what is known with investigators.