New Jersey man indicted in connection with fatal shooting of Mass. man
A 43-year-old man from New Jersey was indicted Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 63-year-old man from Fitchburg, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office.
A Worcester County grand jury handed up indictments for manslaughter, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling and carrying a firearm without a license against Jonathan Reyes of Clifton, New Jersey, a Thursday press release from the District Attorney's office reads.
On Sunday, Aug. 3, at 12:15 a.m., Fitchburg Police responded to the area of Mechanic Street in Fitchburg for reports of a person being shot. Upon arrival, officers found Luis Mejia of Fitchburg suffering from a gunshot wound outside of a vehicle. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to the press release.
Reyes was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court in August. The indictments moves the case to Worcester County Superior Court, where he is expected to be arraigned on Jan. 8, the press release reads.
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