BROCKTON – A Brockton man was held without bail today after his arraignment on a murder charge, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
 
Today, Asa St. Louis, 24, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder for the November 3rd fatal shooting of 28 year-old Nelito Lopes. At the Commonwealth’s request, St. Louis was held today without bail. 

 

The charges stem from an incident which occurred at approximately 9 p.m. on November 3. Brockton Police responded to the area of Prospect and Walnut Streets for a report of shots fired with a person struck. Upon arrival on scene, Brockton Police located a 2003 Honda Civic crashed into a utility pole.

 

Inside the motor vehicle, police located the driver, Lopes, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Lopes was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital before he was medflighted to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston where he was pronounced dead.

 

Massachusetts State Police and Brockton Police reviewed surveillance video, and conducted canvases and interviews. As a result of their investigation, police sought and obtained a murder arrest warrant for St. Louis early Saturday morning. Massachusetts State Police Detectives, Brockton Police, MSP Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, and Boston Police worked throughout the weekend to locate St. Louis. He was arrested without incident yesterday morning in Boston. 

 

St. Louis is next scheduled to appear in court on December 9.

The investigation is active and ongoing.