On the evening of October 9, 2018, Nicky J Gomes, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. near an entrance to the Weymouth Commons apartment complex on Rockway Avenue, a place he was believed to be staying at the time. Formerly a resident of Brockton, Gomes was found with gunshot wounds and rushed to South Shore Hospital for emergency medical treatment, but he did not survive his injuries.
Another man, also in his twenties,
was wounded in the same shooting and was also transported to the hospital. He was expected to survive his injuries. The identity of the second victim was not publicly released. In the immediate aftermath, Weymouth Police and State Police investigators spent the night processing the scene. Residents of the apartment complex reported hearing multiple gunshots, with one witness recalling a series of seven shots, a pause, and then one final shot. This violent event caused considerable anxiety among the local community.
In the days following the shooting, authorities announced that no arrests had been made, and it was not specified how many suspects they were looking for. There were some initial scanner reports suggesting that three suspects may have fled the scene in a vehicle. A resident of the apartment complex told reporters that she may have seen the shooter, describing an individual who was walking around the parking lot and appeared to be trying to hide in the bushes. Despite these initial leads, the investigation into the death of Nicky J Gomes did not immediately result in any arrests, and public online sources have not provided any subsequent updates on suspects being identified or taken into custody in connection with the case.
