On the evening of June 7, 2022, gunfire erupted near 987 North Main Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. Twenty-five-year-old Nerilson Lopes, a Hispanic man and Brockton resident born in Fogo, Cabo Verde, was found in a parking lot with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he died of his injuries. A second man was wounded; his injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.

A joint investigation by Brockton Police and the Massachusetts State Police led to the identification and arrest of 20-year-old Donya Johnson of Brockton. Johnson was taken into custody on June 10, 2022, and was arraigned on multiple charges including murder, carrying a firearm without a license, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. He pleaded not guilty; the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting and the investigation was described as ongoing.

Anyone who knew Nerilson, his routines, or who saw activity near North Main Street on the evening of June 7, 2022, is asked to come forward with information.