A Brockton man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that seriously injured a teenage girl at an apartment complex in Easton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
The 16-year-old victim, who was rushed to Good Samaritan Medical Center and then flown to a Boston hospital with what police have described as life-threatening injuries, is a resident of the Avalon Easton complex on Robert Drive, where a shooting was reported about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officials said she was shot in the face. As of Wednesday afternoon, she was listed as being in stable condition.
Anthony Lopes, 18, is facing firearms charges. He was connected to the case through a citation from a vehicle that was found abandoned in the area. He was later arrested in Brockton when investigators say they found a firearm in his possession.
Easton police and Mass. State Police swarmed the scene, where aerial footage showed yellow crime scene tape surrounding the apartment building and evidence markers littering the sidewalk, but the attacker or attackers had already fled in a vehicle.
Lopes was arrested by Massachusetts State Police and charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of a large-capacity feeding device. He was held on a $25,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court again on Feb. 14.
Lopes has not been directly charged with the shooting and no other suspects have been charged, Easton police said Wednesday.
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Police have said the shooting is not believed to be random, and that the victim and her attacker or attackers are believed to know each other. Two vehicles have been seized as part of the investigation, according to Easton police.
The shooting has shaken up neighbors back in Easton.
"Nothing has ever happened like this before where me and him feel unsafe," Brian Silva said. "This is just different than what we are used to."
"A little shaken up, more for my daughter, I'm concerned about her. I don't want her to be nervous and worried living in the community," Tina Bullock said.