New Bedford Investigates Two Homicides This Week

Authorities in New Bedford, Massachusetts are investigating two separate homicides that occurred over the past week. On Tuesday morning, a man was found with a fatal head injury outside the Seabra Foods store on Rockdale Avenue, with police and Massachusetts State Police probing the incident. Earlier on Saturday, Nicholas Miller, 26, of Bridgewater, was shot dead during a fight on Acushnet Avenue, with local residents expressing frustration over the violence. This incident marks the third homicide in New Bedford this month, following the shooting deaths of Aaron Britto on August 4 and Nicholas Miller on August 17. Local residents describe the incidents as alarming and disruptive. Both cases are under active investigation by Massachusetts State Police, New Bedford Police, and Homicide Unit prosecutors.