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Police: 21-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed In Brockton

State and local police are investigating a fatal shooting in Brockton.

Plymouth County Attorney Timothy Cruz said a 21-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning in the city, located about 25 miles south of Boston.

Edward Andrews was found unresponsive and bleeding from a gunshot wound to the upper torso on Haverhill Street sometime after midnight.

He was rushed to Signature Healthcare in Brockton where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m. The state medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy.

Police say they were alerted of the shooting by ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection and location service. There are no arrests yet and police are asking anyone with information to step forward.

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