Former Brockton man arrested in New Bedford slaying

At age 17, Shawn M. Hunt was shot in the thigh by two men who jumped out of a car at North Warren Avenue and Spring Street.

A few months later, someone driving by on Pleasant Street opened fire again and missed.

Now, nearly two decades later, Hunt is accused of killing a 20-year-old man in a drive-by shooting on a New Bedford street.

Hunt, 34, known by the nickname Shizz, was charged Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of Alberto Tito Gonzalez of New Bedford on Nov. 20, 2003, one of several cold cases solved recently in Bristol County.

This is an important step, this is a satisfying step, but this is just the first step. We will not rest until anybody and everybody associated in a criminal way with this murder has been charged and convicted, Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter said in announcing the charges.

The district attorney said Hunt was a person of interest in the case early on, but declined to say what led to lodging the charges now.

Sutter said additional information would be disclosed when Hunt is arraigned at a date to be determined at New Bedford District Court.

Hunt is now in federal custody, serving time for drug offenses. Sutter said the arrest warrant charging Hunt with murder was filed Wednesday in New Bedford District Court.

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[ccbopcarp]

yeah one more off the streets good riddence

[BOGIEBAM7]

rest in peace tito