Taunton Man Shot During Home Invasion, New Bedford Man Arrested

TAUNTON, MA — A New Bedford man has been arrested and charged with shooting a Taunton resident during an armed invasion of their home late Friday evening, the Taunton Police Department said in a news release Saturday.

Joshua Manual Deleon, 22, is facing charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and home invasion after being accused of shooting the resident — who he knew — in the leg while at the residence's second-floor apartment on Newcomb Place around 10 p.m., according to police.

Officers said they arrived to find the two men struggling on the ground, with one man on top of the other. Deleon had head trauma and other injuries sustained during the altercation, while the other man had a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.

Deleon was found wearing body armor and officers found total of three firearms and multiple bullet casings at the scene, according to police.

Police added that they believe the suspect also fired into the apartment on floor above, inside which was a woman and her four children. No one else was injured.

Deleon was taken to one hospital with serious injuries before being transferred by helicopter to another, police said. The man who was shot was treated overnight and is expected to make a full recovery.

Police believe that "the conflict originated in a different community and spilled over to Taunton," according to the department.

No additional information was immediately available.