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September 28, 2006

Arrest made in Fall River, Mass. slaying

FALL RIVER, Mass. _ A 29-year-old Fall River man was arrested today and charged with murdering a city man Monday outside Building 277 of the Sunset Hill housing development.

David T. Miller, of 316 Sunset Hill, is slated to be arraigned in Fall River District Court this afternoon. The police said in a statement that the incident was not related to drug or gang activity.

Officers went to the housing development, in the city’s South End, Monday for a report of shots fired around 9:30 p.m. They found the victim, James Cadet, a 23-year-old Fall River man, on the ground with at least one gunshot wound. A Fire Department rescue team pronounced him dead on scene.

Fall River and Massachusetts State Police investigated the slaying. In the police statement, Fall River Chief John M. Souza praised the officers who worked on the case.

_ Michael P. McKinney
Journal Staff Writer

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