Reynaldo Pena was 23 when he was shot and killed on a New Bedford street in the pre-dawn hours of November 11, 2018. Around 2:15 a.m. on Malden Street, the vehicle Pena was driving was briefly blocked by two other cars; after he honked and one car moved, Pena drove through. One of the other drivers, identified as Alexis Silva, followed Pena’s car. Pena parked near Shawmut Avenue and got out; Silva then opened fire from inside his own vehicle.

First responders found Pena in the street with gunshot wounds. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and then transferred to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:40 a.m. Pena was a lifelong New Bedford resident and a student at the Northeast Maritime Institute who aspired to be a ship captain. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office opened a homicide investigation and identified Alexis Silva as a suspect; a warrant was issued charging murder and illegal firearm possession after surveillance footage placed Silva’s white Lexus at the scene.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw interactions on Malden Street and Shawmut Avenue that night, please share what was seen with investigators.