Third teen arrested concerning fatal shooting of Fall River’s Colus Jamal Mills-Good

A third individual has been arrested in connection to the ongoing investigation into the Thursday morning fatal shooting of Colus Jamal Mills-Good in Fall River.

According to Gregg Miliote of the Bristol Count District Attorney’s Office, 19-year-old Jadyn Ortiz of Fall River was taken into custody this afternoon in Fall River and is being charged with Accessory to Murder-After the Fact.  The defendant will be arraigned on the charge Wednesday morning in Fall River District Court.

Xzavien Figueroa-Valcarel, 19, of Fall River and Giovanni Nunes, 18, of Fall River were both also charged with Accessory to Murder-After the Fact over the weekend.  They are both being held on $250,000 cash bail.

Fall River Police responded to the area of Rock and Franklin Streets around 11:41 am last Thursday for reports of shots fired.  When they arrived, they located a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.  The victim, identified as Colus Jamal Mills-Good, 18, of Fall River, was rushed to Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, where he was later pronounced deceased.

According to ABC6 , Figueroa-Valcarel and Nunes were allegedly inside the suspect vehicle, an Acura, when the shooting took place. Prosecutors also revealed that there were two shooters.

“The front seat passenger from that Acura fired four shots from a 40-caliber firearm from the intersection at Mr. Mills-Good. One of the backseat passengers ran directly at Mr. Mills-Good and at point blank range fired five shots from a 45-caliber firearm.” 

Figueroa-Valcarel’s attorney stated the case against his client is weak as he said not to shoot Mills-Good.

Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, Fall River Police, and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating the homicide.  The investigation is being coordinated by Assistant District Attorney Jason Mohan, who will also handle tomorrow’s arraignment.