2 arrested in Virginia for fatal shooting of Boston man in Brockton

A Boston man is dead and two people are under arrest in Virginia as a result of a shooting in Brockton on Tuesday.

Brockton police said they got multiple calls around 4:45 p.m. about a shooting in the area of 401 East St. When they arrived on scene, first responders found a man suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Police said the victim was taken to Brockton Hospital where he died. He has been identified as 24-year-old Brima Koroma, of Boston.

Brockton police said they contacted Massachusetts State Police and investigated the shooting, resulting in arrest warrants for 33-year-old Brendan Fernandes, of Brockton, and 25-year-old Destiny Fontes Silie, of Warwick, Rhode Island. The pair were seen driving away from the shooting in a blue sedan.

The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday that around noon that day, Virginia State Police stopped a blue sedan in Chesterfield, Virginia. Fernandes and Silie were in the car and were arrested.

The pair had driven approximately 570 miles before they were caught.

The pair will face a rendition process in Virginia before returning to Brockton where Fernandes will be arraigned for murder and Silie will be charged with accessory after the fact of a murder.

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