Two men killed in Brockton shooting Saturday are identified
Two men who died after being shot in the chest in Brockton Saturday afternoon were identified as Tashawn Leslie and Tyerelle Baker , both 23 of Brockton, the Plymouth District Attorney’s office said in a statement.
Leslie was sitting in the driver’s seat of a Honda on Battles Farm Drive when police found him shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, the statement said, and Baker in the front passenger seat.
Police had not made any arrests in the case as of early this afternoon, said Bridget Norton Middleton, a district attorney’s office spokeswoman.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call the Brockton police Detective Division at 508-941-0234.
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