Brockton

Brother wanted in man's fatal Brockton shooting, 2 others arrested

Sedrick Abreu was fatally shot at a home on Hoover Avenue, and Jeremiah Abreu, believed to be the killer, is at large, while two other people are facing charges of accessory to homicide

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A man is wanted in the deadly shooting of his older brother at a Brockton, Massachusetts, home on Easter Sunday, authorities said Monday. Another brother of the victim has been arrested.

Jeremiah Abreu, 20, is believed to have fatally shot 27-year-old Sedrick Abreu in the chest, killing him, at a home on Hoover Avenue, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said in a news release Monday.

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Two other people — 24-year-old Sirick Amado and 26-year-old Antonio Dejesus — were arrested Sunday at the home, authorities said. Amado is also a brother of Sedrick Abreu.

Amado and Dejesus are facing charges of accessory to homicide and were expected to appear in Brockton District Court Monday.

Police in Brockton, Massachusetts, are searching for the person accused of shooting and killing a 27-year-old man on Easter Sunday. 

The shooting happened at about 2:17 a.m. at a home on Hoover Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the older Abreu shot in the chest, prosecutors said. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting isn't believed to be a random act of violence, authorities have said.

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