BEDFORD – Authorities are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of a 27-year-old Bedford man on Monday evening.
According to Bedford Police Chief Terry Moore, William ‘Matt’ Boggs was found deceased at a residence in the 700 block of I Street after police responded to a 911 call around 6:00 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers discovered Boggs in the bathroom with an apparent gunshot wound. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation.
Witnesses at the scene provided police with a description of the suspect, later identified as Adam T. Machida, 34, also from Bedford. Witnesses reported seeing Machida flee the area in a vehicle shortly after the incident.
An Indiana State Police detective later spotted the vehicle traveling east on US 50. With the assistance of the Brownstown Police Department, law enforcement was able to conduct a traffic stop. Machida was taken into custody without incident, and a weapon believed to be used in the shooting was recovered from the vehicle. Machida has been taken into custody on a charge of murder.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working to gather more information regarding the events leading up to the shooting.
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