Arlington Cole, Fall River, Massachusetts man arrested in fatal shooting of Elizabeth Almeida and her son, Nicholas Almeida. Mom was in dating relationship with suspect who now faces two counts of murder.
A man romantically involved with his female victim has been arrested in the shooting of a Fall River mother and her son in Massachusetts.
Arlington Cole, 54, upon his arrest was charged with two counts of murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. Cole is accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Nicholas Almeida and his mother 54-year-old Elizabeth Almeida on Jan. 30.
The shooting occurred on Barnes Street, in Fall River, just on 8 p.m, Friday night. The Almeidas were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead, Fall River police stated in a news release.
No known murder motive
At the time of the shooting, Cole made a call to dispatch stating ‘that he just shot his wife and son and that the gun was on the kitchen table,’ according to FallRiverReporter.
Police say that Cole was in a relationship with Elizabeth Almeida.
Cole was found at the scene along with a gun. Cole was initially charged with two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon before charges being upgraded according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been created for funeral expenses.
Authorities continue to investigate what led up to the boyfriend fatally shooting his female victim and her son.
