Violence re-erupts in Brockton

[Ian David]

Violence re-erupts in Brockton

By Maureen Boyle and Maria Papadopoulos, Enterprise staff writers

BROCKTON — A gunman opened fire on a police officer in the parking lot of a Main Street club at closing time early Sunday, then fled as the officer returned fire, police said.

It was one of at least five reported shootings in the city over the weekend, with two of the shootings happening outside city clubs within an hour.

A 19-year-old Brockton man was shot outside the Tekoah Club on Petronelli Way at 12:19 a.m. Sunday, and shots rang out less than an hour later outside the Morabeza Restaurant and Pub on Main Street at 1:08 a.m.

Later, a resident reported six gunshots at Wheeler Avenue and Malvern Road about 2:30 a.m. Police recovered two 25-millimeter shell casings from that scene.

A Mattapan man was shot in the right leg near North Main and East Battles streets at 9:14 p.m. Saturday, police said.

A Summer Street resident reported she was shot at while driving in her car with her children on Perkins Avenue at 8:31 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported.

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Officers found Roger DePina, 19, of Brockton, shot in the left arm, police said. DePina, who told police he did not know who shot him, was transported to Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not known Sunday night.

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The Morabeza was the scene of another shooting last June that left five men shot. In that case, a man pulled out a gun and opened fire into the crowd, police said at the time.

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