- The 22-year-old victim was apparently attacked in the Asian fusion restaurant on Friday evening
- Police have not released the name or arrest of a suspect
A shocking video shared by law enforcement in Massachusetts shows a deadly confrontation between two men that took place at a local hibachi restaurant.
The video was released by the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office and shows the Friday night shooting at the Brockton restaurant that left the victim dead.
At around 7:25 p.m., a masked man is seen approaching a table before pulling a gun from his jacket and shooting his victim at close range. A bright muzzle flash could be seen and the camera shook from the shockwave of the explosion.
As soon as the shot was fired, surveillance footage showed families with young children running from their nearby tables.
A masked man approached the 22-year-old victim's table on Friday evening and shot him at close range
A man grabs a child and runs out of the Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffet, located in the Brockton East Shopping Plaza.
The shooting victim was 22-year-old Joe Araujo of Brockton. There appear to have been no further victims.
He was immediately taken to nearby Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect calmly walked toward the cabin and opened fire as families sat nearby
Chaos broke out at the tables surrounding the shooter, including one where several children were sitting
Police say the shooting does not appear to have been random and that the victim was targeted
Police have not yet announced an arrest or released a name for the suspect, although the prosecutor's office said the incident did not appear to be random and that Araujo was targeted.
No one was injured in the incident.
The case remains under investigation by Brockton Police and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the District Attorney's Office.
The shooting shocked locals about the violence in the area.
'It's terrible. “I mean, you bring a kid to dinner and you don't think something like this is going to happen,” said John Monagle, who often visits Crescent Street Plaza and the buffet, according to WBZ.