On the evening of March 21, 2022, 35-year-old Eric Jose Carlos was found on the porch of a residence on Hillman Street in New Bedford with a single gunshot wound. Emergency crews transported him to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 7 p.m. Carlos was a Dartmouth resident and father of two.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office led a homicide investigation with New Bedford and state police detectives. Authorities described the probe as extremely active in the days after the shooting, and patrol and detective units canvassed the area around Hillman and Summer Streets. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; officials have not released details about what led to the shooting or a possible motive.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the Hillman Street area that evening or has information about Eric’s death, please share what is known with investigators.