A New Bedford man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Brockton Wednesday night.
Massachusetts State Police say that at approximately 9:30 p.m. Troopers were notified of the shooting by Brockton Police and began patrolling the area of the Westgate Mall in search of a vehicle matching the description of the one that fled the shooting.
They observed a vehicle matching the description shortly before 10 p.m. and began to follow it during which time they saw the vehicle travel over a curb and onto a sidewalk.
They then initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle and the driver, 42-year-old Shahen Edwards.
Edwards produced a state ID Card and information of the vehicle, which was rented in a family members name.
He told troopers that he didn’t have a valid driver’s license and it was confirmed that his license was revoked due to a prior offense of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated.
State Police say Troopers removed Edwards and began an inventory of the vehicle observing that parts of the vehicle’s interior had been removed and replaced, which is common when concealing narcotics while transporting them.
The search uncovered a plastic bag with nearly 30 grams of a substance believed to be Crack Cocaine: a loaded 9mm pistol capable of holding 15 rounds of ammunition: and a bag containing nearly 100 grams of a substance believed to be Fentanyl.
In addition the serial number on the firearm was scratched off and destroyed, rendering it unable to be traced.
Edwards was placed under arrest on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Suspended for OUI; Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Revoked License, Subsequent Offense; Possession of a Firearm with Prior Violent/Drug Crime; Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number while in Commission of a Felony; Possession of a Large Capacity Weapon; Possession of Ammunition without FID Card; Trafficking in Fentanyl; Trafficking in Cocaine; and Marked Lanes Violation.
State Police say Edwards is currently on probation with multiple convictions of drug distribution, firearms possession, and driving with a revoked license.
