Fall River Man Killed in Brockton Stabbing

BROCKTON (WBSM) — A man is under arrest for the alleged fatal stabbing of a Fall River man in Brockton Saturday evening.

According to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz, Brockton Police received several 911 calls on July 20 at about 6:13 p.m. to report a stabbing in the park at the intersection of Crescent Street and Montello Street.

Officers arrived to find a male victim suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

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The victim has been identified as Edmar Goncalves, 39, of Fall River.

Police were able to identify the suspect in stabbing at the scene as Johnny Richmond, 36. He was placed under arrest.

The D.A.’s Office said the investigation is ongoing but that it does not appear to be a random act of violence.

Crime Rate Statistics in SouthCoast Towns

Here are the crime rate statistics for SouthCoast communities, utilizing data from 2022, the most recent year available. Annual data is from the Massachusetts Crime Statistics. The number of crimes is a data collection of total arrests, DUI/OUI charges, violent crimes, and hate crimes. The clearance rate is the number of charged crimes divided by the total number of crimes recorded. We listed the SouthCoast towns alphabetically.

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