FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The suspect accused of the shooting murder of a New Bedford woman in March was arraigned Thursday in Fall River Superior Court, according to a statement from the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III.

Wilo Morales-Colon, 49, of New Bedford, was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and carrying a firearm.

The incident occurred on March 4 , when police say Morales-Colon shot Karina Martinez-Ortiz, 32, outside her Bolton Street apartment in New Bedford.

New Bedford police and EMS personnel responded to the residence at 6:20 p.m. for reports of a woman lying in the first floor hallway bleeding.

Life-saving measures were attempted on Martinez-Ortiz and she was transported to Saint Luke’s Hospital where she was pronounced deceased f

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