Brockton man pleads guilty to firearm charges (DOJ)

Defendant involved in a house party shootout leaving a female victim with a gunshot wound to her chest

BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession. The defendant participated in a violent shootout that left a female victim with a gunshot wound to her chest.

Romeo Miller, 28, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns who scheduled sentencing for Dec. 17, 2026. Miller was arrested and charged in April 2025 , along with his alleged co-conspirators

According to court filings, on June 2, 2024, at approximately 1:45 a.m., law enforcement responded to a "shots fired" call to a home in Brockton. Upon arrival, officers observed a large crowd outside the home and a 31-year-old female victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and survived.

It is alleged that numerous bullet casings were found scattered throughout the front yard and driveway of the Brockton residence. According to court documents, video footage obtained from the home's surveillance system determined that a house party at the residence led to a physical altercation in the driveway and, allegedly, an exchange of gunfire between the victim and Natalio Miranda, Miller and Jonathan Alves.

Specifically, surveillance video captured Miranda as he allegedly discharged several bursts of ammunition from an automatic weapon in the front yard of the residence before leaving the scene. Miller, and allegedly Alves, are also seen firing towards the victim from the driveway. In addition, Miller is later seen crossing the street to hide behind a parked car, where he shot the victim in the chest. Surveillance video captured Miller returning to the driveway, where he passed his firearm off to Monteiro, before the two drove away in separate parked cars.

At the time of the shooting, Miller was on state probation for unlawfully possessing a firearm, after having served a prison sentence for assault and battery on a police officer.

The charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Division; and Brockton Police Chief Brenda I. Perez made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was also provided by the U.S. Marshals Service in the District of Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Police and the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Pohl of the Criminal Division is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Updated September 18, 2026