Brockton

A 54-year-old man died after being struck by an ice cream truck Thursday night in Brockton, Massachusetts. The crash occurred around 6:44 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of North Main and Huntington streets, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said. When they arrived at the scene, police said they found a man who had been struck by a motor vehicle...

A woman is suing the owner of a Brockton, Massachusetts, Dunkin’ store and two of its employees, accusing them of negligence and infliction of emotional distress after suffering severe burns from hot coffee. As The Patriot Ledger first reported, the plaintiff, Angela Barbosa, alleges that three cups of coffee spilled on her as a result of employee negligence and that…

There is increased security at Brockton High School on Tuesday after a student brought a gun to school last week.

Brockton Public Schools are increasing security this week after a student was arrested for bringing a gun to school Friday, prompting an hours long lockdown.

Brockton Public Schools are beefing up security this week after a student was arrested for bringing a gun to school Friday, prompting an hours long lockdown. Students and parents can expect delays as well as heavy police presence at school Tuesday, including at building entrances. The officers are expected to stay on site for the entire day. Students will be…

Police are investigating after two teens were stabbed overnight in Brockton, Massachusetts. Brockton police said shortly before midnight on Sunday, they received a report of a stabbing on Ash Street and found two people suffering from stab wound when they arrived at the scene. The two victims — a 15-year-old female and a 19-year-old male — were taken by an…

Brockton Public Schools are increasing security measures following the arrest of a high school student who brought a gun to school, the district announced Saturday. Beginning Tuesday, student are expected to see additional police officers, including at building entrances. The officers are expected to stay on site for the entire school day. Students will also have designated doors they will…

Loved ones of Christopher Gomes are remembering him after his shooting death, allegedly at the hands of a man who also shot a police officer and then took his own life.

The family of the 28-year-old killed in Brockton, Massachusetts, Thursday night by a man who went on to shoot a police officer, then himself, arrived at the scene a day later to grieve.

A student brought a gun to Brockton High School, a scary situation for parents and students but one that was resolved peacefully.

Police are working to uncover what happened when a man fatally shot someone, then injured a police officer before killing himself. New surveillance video shows the moment the incident began.

Brockton’s mayor and police chief gave an update on an officer who was shot four times by a man who later killed himself after a standoff.

A Brockton High School student brought a gun to school Friday morning and turned it over to a staff member, according to the Massachusetts school’s district. No staff or students were threatened, according to a statement from the Brockton Public Schools. The high school was put on a roughly 90-minute lockdown out of caution while the school was swept,...

The gunman who allegedly shot a police officer and another man who was found dead in an SUV nearby following an hours-long standoff with police Thursday night in Brockton, Massachusetts, has been identified. The gunman has been identified as Kevin Serpa, 32, of 62 Taber Avenue in Brockton, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said Friday morning. Officials said Serpa shot…

The Brockton police officer who was shot Thursday night has been released from the hospital and his alleged shooter has been identified.

Investigators searched for explosives overnight after an officer was shot multiple times in an hours long standoff in Brockton, Massachusetts. The gunman and one other person died, authorities said Thursday night.

The Brockton police officer who was shot Thursday night during a standoff has been released from the hospital and his alleged shooter has been identified. Massachusetts State Police identified the gunman Friday as Kevin Serpa, a 32-year-old who lives in the Brockton home where the hours long standoff took place Thursday night. Serpa died, as did 28-year-old Christopher Gomes, who…

A police officer was shot in Brockton, Massachusetts, and a person was barricaded inside a home.

A gunman and one other person are dead after a standoff with police that followed the shooting of an officer in Brockton, Massachusetts, authorities said Thursday night. The officer was shot four times, including in his Kevlar vest, after responding to reports of a man with a gun on Taber Avenue around 5:45 p.m., Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz…

The Massachusetts National Guard will begin driving students to school in five more communities. Brockton, Framingham, Holyoke, Quincy and Woburn asked and will receive the help, the Baker administration said Friday. The National Guard was already approved to help out in Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell and Lynn as Massachusetts school struggle to get kids into class on time amid a national…