Lopes' ex-girlfriend, Mary Cronin, also testified during the trial, talking about their tumultuous relationship, plagued with concerns about his alleged infidelity and instability. Witnesses also described during the trial the moments their paths crossed with the driver of a white BMW on the morning of July 15, 2018.

Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. These include the Queen Anne’s Gate Apartments in Weymouth where Lopes is accused of taking his then girlfriend’s white BMW, the intersection of Main Street and Columbian Street where he allegedly crashed into another vehicle, and Burton Terrace, where the shootings happened. Lopes is then accused of shooting Adams, who was nearby in her home's sunroom.ĭuring the course of the trial, jurors were taken to the neighborhood in Weymouth where the fatal shootings occurred and instructed to examine the locations referenced throughout the trial. Prosecutors said that during a struggle with the police sergeant, Lopes took Chesna's gun and shot him eight times in the chest and head. Lopes is accused of attacking 42-year-old Chesna with a rock while being arrested for driving erratically and vandalizing a home. His attorney argued his history of mental illness caused him to act irrationally. He faced a life sentence if he was convicted if he was found not guilty by reason of insanity, he could have been sent to a mental health facility. Lopes was charged with murder in the deaths of Chesna and Adams.

uWtFg2pqW0- Bianca Beltrán July 10, 2023 We are steadfast in our resolve to bring this case to justice,” said Fuller. “No family should have to endure what this family has endured. Current Weymouth Police Chief Richard Fuller and previous Chief Richard Grimes spoke after mistrial declared.

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