Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, Taunton Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred earlier this morning in the City of Taunton.
 
At approximately 7:50 am today, Taunton Police received a 911 call regarding shots fired in the area of 188 Winthrop Street (Route 44).  When first responders arrived on scene, they located the victim sitting in the driver’s seat of a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee parked in the driveway of the above address.  The victim had sustained gunshots wounds and was rushed to Morton Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:03 am.
 
The victim has been identified as Alvaro J Andrade, 33, of Taunton.