By Tiffany Williams –
On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Giovanne Morris, 31, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, a fugitive from justice from Manchester, New Hampshire was arrested in Malden, Massachusetts in connection with an ongoing suspicious death investigation in Manchester.
Morris is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Early Saturday morning, just after 1:00 a.m. on November 18, 2023, Manchester Police officers were dispatched to the area of 61 Lowell Street for a reported motor vehicle accident.
Manchester Police were later called back to the area of 61 Lowell Street just after 2:00 a.m. for a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers located Carlos Rodriguez, 42, of Manchester, New Hampshire, who had been shot.
Rodriguez, Manchester Police said. died from his wounds later that day.
An autopsy completed by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval determined that Mr. Rodriguez’s cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of his death was homicide.
In their investigation, Manchester Police determined that at the time of the shooting, Morris knowingly had in his possession a pistol after having been convicted of a felony.
Investigators have identified all of the involved parties to the shooting, and the ongoing investigation includes whether the person who shot Mr. Rodriguez acted in self-defense.