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Shannon Smith of Bridgewater was found at the base of the stairs of her boyfriend’s Taunton home; Matthew Cruz was arrested on a murder charge. A woman was killed in Taunton, Massachusetts, and authorities have arrested her boyfriend on a murder charge. Police responded to an Allcot Circle home shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Shannon Smith, a 37-year-old Bridgewater resident, was found unresponsive at the base of a staircase.
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Smith was transported to Morton Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. He is charged with a count of murder, prosecutors said.
