Fall River Police continue search for armed and dangerous shooting suspect

Fall River Police continue to search for an armed and dangerous suspect from a shooting earlier this year.

According to Fall River Police, on January 22nd at approximately 1:00 p.m. a shooting took place in broad daylight on South Main Street in our city. At that time, the suspect fled the area. After an exhaustive investigation, lead investigator Detective Dwaine Cabeceiras along with members of FRPD Major Crimes and Special Operations Division pieced together numerous witness statements and security camera footage to identify a suspect and obtain a warrant for the arrest of that suspect.

Rodney Z. Jette, 18, of 571 Plymouth Avenue Fall River is wanted on charges of:

• Carry/Possession of a non-large capacity firearm without LTC
• Carrying a Firearm without a license in public,
• Attempt to commit A&B by discharging a firearm,
• Vandalizing property 3 Counts,
• Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building

Jette has also been added to the department’s “Ten Most Wanted” list.

If you see Jette, call 911 immediately, he is considered to be ARMED and DANGEROUS.