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Authorities Investigating Killing In New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office are investigating the killing of a 31-year-old man in New Bedford.

Authorities say Sharone Stafford of New Bedford was killed Saturday night.

Police and paramedics responded to reported gunshots shortly after 11:30 p.m. and found Stafford lying on Winsor Street near the intersection of Crapo Street. He later died at St. Luke's Hospital.

The State Medical Examiner's Office will be performing an autopsy to try to determine exactly how Stafford died.

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