Victims killed in Fall River triple shooting identified as Miguel Sanjurjo, 14, and Jovaughn Antonio Mills, 29, authorities say
Updated 1:16 PM;
The victims were 14-year-old Miguel Sanjurjo and 29-year-old Jovaughn Antonio Mills, both of Fall River. Sanjurjo was pronounced dead at Charlton Memorial Hospital and Mills was pronounced dead at Saint Anne’s Hospital, according to a statement from the office of Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.
A third shooting victim, a 19-year-old Fall River man, is still being treated at Rhode Island Hospital. Physicians say he is expected to recover, according to the statement.
Fall River police started receiving 911 calls at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday reporting shots fired near Griffin Park. Officers found Mills and Sanjurjo suffering from gunshot wounds. The two were rushed to hospitals and declared dead by emergency room physicians, the district attorney’s office said.
Authorities identify 14-year-old boy, 29-year-old man killed in Fall River double shooting Travis Andersen
Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office on Wednesday identified the 14-year-old boy and 29-year-old man who were killed the day before during a triple shooting in Fall River.
In a statement, Quinn’s office identified the teen as Miguel Sanjurjo and the man as Jovaughn Antonio Mills, both of Fall River.
They were fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in the area of Griffin Park, along with a third 19-year-old victim, who prosecutors said Wednesday “continues to be treated at Rhode Island Hospital” and is expected to survive.
Fall River Double Homicide Victims Identified
The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office has released the identities of the two people killed yesterday in a shooting in Fall River near Griffin Park.
The 29-year-old victim pronounced dead at Saint Anne s Hospital has been identified as Jovaughn Antonio Mills of Fall River.
The 14-year-old victim pronounced dead at Charlton Memorial Hospital has been identified as Miguel Sanjurjo of Fall River.
According to the D.A.’s Office, the third shooting victim, a 19-year-old Fall River man, continues to be treated at Rhode Island Hospital and, according to physicians, is expected to recover from his wounds.
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