Brockton man who shot pregnant girlfriend in the head while out on bail convicted on several charges

BROCKTON – A Brockton man was convicted today of several violent offenses stemming from the 2020 shooting of a pregnant woman, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced.

Shaun Holiday, 30, was found guilty by a Brockton Superior Court jury of Armed Assault in a Dwelling, Armed Home Invasion, Assault and Battery Upon a Pregnant Person, Armed Assault with Intent to Murder, Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm While in the Commission of a Felony, Aggravated Assault and Battery, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition Without a Firearm Identification Card, three counts of Reckless Endangerment of a Child and six counts of Intimidation of a Witness.

Holiday’s bail was revoked following his convictions and he was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to next appear in court on June 17 for a sentencing hearing.

On the afternoon of September 8, 2020, Brockton Police received a 911 call for a report of a pregnant female shot in the head inside an apartment at 622 North Main Street. Upon arrival, police and emergency medical personnel found the female victim just inside the apartment building, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the temple. The woman was transported to Good Samaritan hospital and then Med flighted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where she was treated for her injuries.

Brockton Police immediately began their investigation and followed a blood trail up the stairs to the apartment where three young children were located. As officers left the building with the children, one identified Holiday as their father. Holiday was sitting on the sidewalk being treated by emergency medical personnel for a gunshot wound to his left forearm.

Through witness interviews, use of city camera video surveillance and location points from Holiday’s GPS monitoring bracelet, investigators were able to determine that Holiday arrived at the apartment earlier that day and then gained access to the apartment. Holiday approached the victim from behind, wrapped his left arm around her neck and shot her in the right temple with a .40 caliber firearm, with their three small children in the apartment. The bullet exited the victim’s left temple and lodged in the defendant’s forearm. The injury to the victim rendered her permanently blind. Holiday then fled the scene on foot for a time before returning to 622 North Main Street to find police. He was then treated for the gunshot wound to his left forearm.

During the pendency of his case, Holiday was charged with several counts of witness intimidation for repeated attempts to dissuade the victim from testifying.

The victim survived the shooting, however, she is totally blind.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Jessica Croker and Jason Herron and was investigated by Brockton Police.