New Bedford Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2023 County Street Shooting

UPDATE: Macedo was sentenced to life in prison.

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A New Bedford man is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow after he was convicted last week of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of a city man.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo, 23, was convicted on October 1 of first-degree murder by deliberate premeditation, as well as firearms offenses.

Macedo is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow, October 7, in Fall River Superior Court.

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Fatal Ambush on County Street

The charges date back to August 3, 2023, when Macedo approached a vehicle parked on County Street in New Bedford just after 11 p.m. The victim, Amarito Fernandes, 27, was inside the vehicle. While standing outside the vehicle, Macedo pulled out a firearm and shot Fernandes several times as the victim attempted to flee.

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Fernandes was taken by acquaintances to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving.

Surveillance Video and ShotSpotter Evidence

New Bedford Police were alerted to the incident by both a ShotSpotter notification and several 911 calls reporting multiple shots fired in the area.

The D.A.’s Office said video surveillance “provided critical evidence in the case.”