Malcolm Gracia

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell may have closed the book and moved on from the Gracia case, but not everyone else has.

A settlement hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday at New Bedford Superior Court.

Mayor Jon Mitchell says in dealing with it's own police involved shootings, New Bedford has some lessons Ferguson, Missouri can benefit from. During his weekly radio program, Mitchell referred to the 2012 fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Malcolm Gracia, who had stabbed one police officer and charged at others before he was shot dead in Temple Landing...

The Attorney General's office says there will be no further review of the Bristol County District Attorney's investigation into the fatal shooting of Malcolm Gracia. 15-year-old Gracia was shot and killed by New Bedford Police in May 2012, after he stabbed an officer...

Mayor Jon Mitchell and representatives of various community organizations are going to sign an action plan to improve relations between the city and its residents .The plan was drafted as a follow up to the community law enforcement dialogue facilitated by the Department of Justice, in the wake of the Malcolm Gracia shooting last May...

Four civil rights organizations have taken issue with the DA's investigation into the shooting death of a New Bedford teenager, saying it's inadequate and leaves many questions unanswered.

A criminal inquest is being sought from the Massachusetts Attorney General's office in the May, 2012 shooting death of 15-year-old Malcolm Gracia. The Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union, along with the NAACP and other civil rights groups, are questioning the District Attorney's findings after a formal investigation...

Representatives of several civil rights organizations will hold a news conference in New Bedford on Monday to discuss the Police shooting last May of 15 year old Malcom Gracia.  Police say the shooting came after Gracia had stabbled a Police detective multiple times, near Kempton and Cedar streets...