26-Year-Old Man, Robert Gomes III Arrested for Murdering Father Over Argument About Power Washer

A 26-year-old Massachusetts man is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing his father over a minor disagreement about a power washer.

Robert Gomes III of Wareham allegedly shot his father, Robert Gomes Jr., 61, on Monday outside their home on Main Street. Prosecutors say Gomes III asked his father to open a shed so he could take a photo of a power washer inside, but the father refused and got angry.

According to prosecutors, Gomes III then went through a backpack and grabbed a ghost gun he had ordered online. He then fatally shot his father in the chest.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz called the shooting a "senseless brazen act" and a "tragedy" that never had to happen.

Cruz's office says the shooting took place around 3:35 p.m. on Monday, and that Gomes III called 911 to report the shooting shortly after. He had also called his sister and an aunt.

Upon arrival, Wareham Police and emergency medical personnel found the victim outside on the rear porch steps of the address suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the chest. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities also found several shell casings and a black duffel bag containing a ghost gun with an obliterated serial number at the scene.

Gomes III was arrested and charged with murder, firearm-armed assault to murder a person 60 years old or older, assault and battery with a firearm, and possession of a firearm without an FID card. He was also charged with carrying a loaded gun without a license and firing the gun within 500 feet of a building.

Not guilty pleas were entered on Gomes III's behalf on Tuesday at his arraignment, and he is expected back in court on December 27. In the meantime, he was held without bail.

Warning signs were there nearly a year ago when authorities responded to a domestic call last December, NBC Boston reported. The suspect's father had told cops his son was "tearing up" the home in a "belligerent" rage. The report said a neighbor claimed his life was threatened that day.

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