A 35-year-old New Bedford man is awaiting a double murder arraignment after police arrested him on charges he killed his mother and ex-girlfriend .
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A 35-year-old New Bedford man is <m> awaiting </m> a double murder arraignment after police arrested him on charges he killed his mother and ex-girlfriend .
A 35-year-old New Bedford man is <m> awaiting </m> a double murder arraignment after police arrested him on charges he killed his mother and ex-girlfriend .
Police have identified the victims as 61-year-old Katherine Gomes , mother of the suspect , and 48-year-old Robyn Mendes .
Gary Gomes was arrested late Tuesday night at 2088 Philip Street .
The D.A. 's office says Gomes was barricaded inside with a third person .
He has been charged with two counts of murder , and one count of kidnapping .
Gomes is scheduled to be arraigned in New Bedford District Court Wednesday .
The bodies of the two women were discovered on the second floor at 24 Independent Street Tuesday afternoon , after someone of the first floor smelled natural gas .
An eyewitness says the gas stove had been turned on .