Crime & Safety
Attleboro Murder: Marijuana Motive Eyed; Arrest Made; Victim ID'd
Attleboro police said Christopher Johnson was charged with misleading investigators in the shooting death of Thomas Pomare, of California.

ATTLEBORO, MA — An Attleboro man has been arrested in connection with a murder on South Avenue Monday involving marijuana, investigators said. Christopher Johnson was arrested Tuesday and charged with misleading police, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn. Johnson will be arraigned Wednesday in Attleboro District Court.
"This remains an active and ongoing investigation," Quinn said in a statement.
The victim was identified as Thomas Pomare, 34, of Santa Barbara, California. Pomare was shot to death in the 100-block section of South Avenue Monday at about 11 p.m., according to Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney. The man was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Heagney said the suspect or suspects may have wanted marijuana from the home. Police searched for a burgundy Jeep, which the suspect may have used to flee the scene, Heagney said.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Attleboro police at 508-223-2224.
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