In the early hours of Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, the quiet of a Brockton, Massachusetts condominium complex was shattered by gunfire. Responding to reports of shots fired at the Madrid Square Condos shortly before 12:30 a.m., police discovered a grim scene. Two men had been shot. One of them, 31-year-old Jamari Leblanc, a Black/African American male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second victim, who has not been publicly identified, was transported to Good Samaritan Medical
Center with unspecified injuries. Authorities from the Plymouth County District Attorney's office stated that the shooting did not appear to be a random act of violence, suggesting the victims were targeted. The incident shocked residents of the complex, with some noting that the area had become edgier in the months leading up to the fatal shooting.
Investigators from the Brockton Police Department and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney's office began an immediate and active investigation into the double shooting. Despite their efforts and the initial belief that the act was not random, no arrests were immediately announced in connection with the homicide. In the years that have followed, there has been no publicly available information detailing any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the killing of Jamari Leblanc. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and the community.
