Fall River Juvenile Arrested for Relative’s Murder

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A juvenile has been arrested and charged with the murder of his relative in Fall River.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn announced that a 17-year-old male has been arrested for the murder of his 20-year-old relative Saturday in a home on Rodman Street. The victim has now been identified as Jaleale Simmons.

On March 15 at about 12:30 p.m., Fall RIver Police and EMS responded to the third floor of 983 Rodman Street for a report of a male who had been shot inside. They arrived to find Simmons with a gunshot wound to his chest.

He was transported to St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, where he was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival.

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Quinn said both the victim and the suspect lived together in the apartment on the third floor of 983 Rodman Street.

The juvenile suspect is expected to be arraigned in Fall River District Court on Monday, March 17.

Quinn said the homicide remains under investigation by Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Fall River Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors.