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Armed Assault

Man Hacked Victim With Axe During Central Mass Robbery: Police Man Hacked Victim With Axe During Central Mass Robbery: Police
Man Hacked Victim With Axe During Central Mass Robbery: Police Police in Worcester County said they have arrested a man after he slashed someone in the neck with an axe.  Jorge Torres-Maldonado, 36, of Worcester, is charged with armed robbery, armed assault to murder, aggravated assault and battery with serious bodily injury, according to Worcester police.  Police were called to Ward Street in Worcester just before midnight on Saturday, July 20, to find a victim suffering from a wound to his neck from an axe. Police gave medical aid until paramedics could rush him to an area hospital for treatment.  Investigators did not release any inf…
Teen Busted In Double Shooting In Western Mass Teen Busted In Double Shooting In Western Mass
Teen Busted In Double Shooting In Western Mass Police in Berkshire County arrested an 18-year-old man following a double shooting in Pittsfield last month, authorities said.  Deakan Sayers, of Pittsfield, was charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, Pittsfield police said.  Officers were called to the intersection of North Street at Bradford Street to reports of a shooting around 5 p.m. on June 14. They found two men bleeding from bullet wounds i…
Man Indicted For Fatal Shooting In Central Mass Last Year Man Indicted For Fatal Shooting In Central Mass Last Year
Man Indicted For Fatal Shooting In Central Mass Last Year A Worcester man was indicted last week with fatally shooting a 29-year-old on a Worcester street in November 2023, authorities said.  Jose Ortiz Maldonado, 25, is charged with murder, as well as kidnapping, strangulation, two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a family or household member, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Mald…
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor…
Minor Charged With Stabbing Man Multiple Times In Worcester Attack Minor Charged With Stabbing Man Multiple Times In Worcester Attack
Minor Charged With Stabbing Man Multiple Times In Worcester Attack A juvenile was charged with stabbing a 30-year-old man multiple times in an attack on Wednesday, May 29, in Worcester, authorities said.  The attack happened around 1 p.m. on Sunderland Road. Worcester Police said the man suffered serious wounds in the stabbing. Paramedics took him to an area hospital where he remained on Thursday.  Police arrested the minor in the Green Street area after a brief foot chase. He kicked officers as they put him in handcuffs, and he was carrying a large kitchen knife, Worcester authorities said.  The juvenile's name was not released because of …
Man Shot Before Crashing Car Into Worcester Home Has Died Man Shot Before Crashing Car Into Worcester Home Has Died
Man Shot Before Crashing Car Into Worcester Home Has Died A 19-year-old man who was shot while driving and crashed his car into a home in Worcester has died from his injuries more than two weeks later, authorities said.  The man's death was announced on Friday, May 17. Police have not released his name.  Officers said the man crashed his vehicle into a home on Paine Street on April 30, just after 9 p.m. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he later died of his injuries.  UPDATE 5/17/24: The victim of this shooting has died from his injuries. The incident will now be considered a... Posted by Worcester Police Departm…