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Assault Leads to Arrest in Fairhaven

 A New Bedford man was arrested for an alleged assault at a Walmart in Fairhaven. According to CBS 12 in Providence, Police responded to a report of a fight just after 11 p-m. Tuesday. The 22 year old Brandin Gonsalves, is accused of taking out a gun during the fight and striking the victim with it. Police found three rounds of ammunition and a loaded magazine with additional rounds of ammunition on scene as it's unclear if any rounds were fired during the incident. Gonsalves is charged with assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, possession of ammunition without a license, and carrying a firearm without a license while the victim was treated at a local hospital and released.

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