BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting late last week at a Brockton motel.
D’Vante Bly-Mollenthiel, 22, of Brockton was arrested Sunday and is expected to be arraigned Monday on a murder charge, according to a statement from the Plymouth district attorney’s office. It was not clear if he had an attorney.
Officers responded to the Super 8 Motel at about 6:30 p.m. Friday after receiving several 911 calls.
The victim, identified as Christopher Lascase, 20, of Brockton, was found in a second-floor room suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Authorities did not disclose a possible motive.
“Preliminarily, this does not appear to be a random act of violence,” the DA’s office said.
The investigation is ongoing.
The death was the city’s fourth homicide of the year, and the second this month.
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