Taunton street where homicide occurred normally 'real quiet,' neighbors say

TAUNTON — The next-door neighbor of the Lothrop St. mobile home where a 17-year-old was allegedly shot and killed and an 18-year-old was injured said that the street was normally "real quiet."

"I got up at 5 o'clock this morning, and there was crime tape everywhere," said Lincoln Keene. "I knew something was up."

"It's a quiet place. Or it was a pretty quiet place," he added.

Lothrop Street divides two different resident owned manufactured home communities, and is lined with grass and several trees.

"It's always quiet here, besides sometimes speeding cars," said Shania Instasi, who lives a few houses down from the incident. "I've never had anything happen down here."

Victim identified as Khamitri Cole

According to a Bristol County District Attorney press release, the victim is Khamitri Cole, 17, of Brockton, who was found shot dead by first responders at 351 Lothrop St. The police had received a 911 call about a shooting before arriving on the scene. Cole was then pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. at the scene of the shooting.

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Second man injured

Investigators also determined that a second person, an 18-year-old from Holyoke, was also shot at the Lothrop St. location. The 18-year-old transported himself to a hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to the press release. The name of the 18-year-old was not announced.

Ongoing investigation

A spokesperson for the District Attorney's office said an investigation into the incident is ongoing, and that he would not be able to share additional information at this time.

House part of manufactured home community

The house at 351 Lothrop St. is a manufactured home that is part of the Oak Hill Taunton Residents Association , a resident-owned manufactured home community, according to property records.

This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton street where homicide occurred normally 'real quiet,' neighbors say