New Bedford 18-Year-Old Charged in Fall River Cash Street Shooting

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — Fall River Police arrested an 18-year-old from New Bedford last week in connection with a shooting that took place on September 15 in the area of Cash Street and Jencks Street.

On that night, a man sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

On Friday, September 18, Fall River Police Major Crimes Division was alerted by New Bedford Police that one of the suspects in the shooting, identified as Bruno Darosa, 18, had been seen entering a residence on Coffin Avenue in New Bedford.

Multi-Agency Surveillance Leads to Coffin Avenue Raid

Fall River Police detectives went to New Bedford to establish surveillance, and once a search warrant was secured, they entered the residence. According to police, multiple people inside the residence tried to hide from law enforcement once they entered, and a firearm was discarded into a toilet in an unsecured apartment.

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Loaded Unserialized Firearm Recovered in Unsecured Apartment

Police found the firearm, a Smith & Wesson .380-caliber gun with a laser attachment and loaded with eight rounds that had no serial number, and completed a sweep of the apartment. A second search warrant was obtained to search the apartment, attic, and basement for any additional evidence.

Suspect Found Hiding in Attic; Second Fugitive Apprehended

Authorities found Darosa attempting to hide in the attic. He was arrested, taken to a local hospital for medical treatment, and then taken to Fall River Police headquarters. Police said the investigation also led to the apprehension of a fugitive wanted in connection with a stabbing in New Bedford.

Darosa has been charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license, breaking and entering into a vehicle in the nighttime to commit a felony, larceny under $1,200, carrying a firearm without a license, assault and battery with a firearm, vandalizing property, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and larceny of a credit card.