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BROCKTON – Brockton Police have obtained criminal complaints charging the man who opened fire at Brockton Police officers with an illegal handgun, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
Criminal complaints were issued today out of Brockton District Court against Jailson Andrade, 44, of Brockton. He is charged with two counts each of Assault to Murder, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and one count each of Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number, Discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of a Dwelling, Carrying a Loaded Firearm, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Speeding, Failure to Stop, Stop Sign Violation, and a Marked Lane Violation.
On Sunday morning, at approximately 2:15 a.m., two Brockton Police Officers out on patrol in the same cruiser were involved in a motor vehicle pursuit of a 2025 white Lexus, which ended when the motor vehicle spun out at the intersection of Moraine and Spring Streets. Andrade, the lone occupant and operator of the Lexus, exited the vehicle and immediately began shooting at the two officers over the roof of his car. The officers exited the cruiser and discharged their weapons, and Andrade was struck once in the shoulder. During the exchange of gunfire, a 71-year-old man sleeping in a home nearby on Moraine Street was grazed in the arm by a round. He called 911. Both Andrade and the home resident were transported to Boston Medical Center – South (Brockton), with non-life threatening injuries. Andrade was then taken to a Boston hospital for further treatment. The two Brockton Police officers were transported to the South Shore Hospital as a precaution.
On the ground, in front of 115 Moraine Street, police located a handgun with an obliterated serial number that was recovered from the operator of the Lexus.
Andrade remains at Boston Medical Center for treatment. He will be arraigned on the charges in the coming days.
The Plymouth County State Police Detective Unit is investigating this incident.