


Stoughton police arrested an 18-year-old man over the weekend for allegedly shooting a Rhode Island man he had arranged to meet.
Marc Francois of Stoughton is facing a litany of charges after a daytime shooting on Saturday, including assault and battery with a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, armed robbery, and possession of a large capacity feeding device, according to law enforcement.
Police received a call for shots fired on Central Street and Greenwood Avenue and started to search for a suspect. Francois was located near a condominium complex and a firearm was recovered, police said.
After calling area hospitals, police said they learned a man had self-admitted to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro with a gunshot wound.
“It was determined that this individual was shot in Stoughton,” police said. “The investigation remains active and ongoing, however information obtained during the investigation suggests that this was not a random act of violence and that there is no greater threat of danger to the community.”
Francois was ordered held on a $500,000 cash bail, and police said he was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at Stoughton District Court. A Tuesday calendar for the court did not list Francois’ name.