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April 1, 2008

3 R.I. men indicted in connection with murder in Mass.

Three Rhode Island men have been indicted in connection with the shooting murder of 29-year-old Carlos Gomez of Rhode Island, whose body was found in Foxboro, Mass., more than five months ago.

A Norfolk County, Mass., grand jury indicted Luis Lopez, 24, and Ariel Morales, 32, both of Central Falls, on one count each of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office announced today. Jose Perez, 29, of Pawtucket was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact to murder.

Lopez and Morales each face possible life imprisonment without parole, while Perez faces upwards of 27 years in state prison, the district attorney's news release says.

Arraignment has not been set. The men have been held without bail awaiting indictment.

On Oct. 15, a driver in the Route 106 area in Foxboro, where it runs under Route 95, saw just after 1 a.m. what was later identified as Carlos Gomez's body. Gomez was lying in the east lane and had been shot "numerous times," the news release says.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:10 PM | Permalink

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