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Worcester Spa Shooter Charged In Second Shooting; Victim ID'd

A 31-year-old Leicester man who was charged with killing a woman inside a Worcester spa in November has been indicted with trying to kill someone last summer

Worcester Police

Worcester Police

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Marcel Santos-Padgett was indicted with murdering Yueping Zhang, 34, at Angie’s Body Work Spa at 383 Pleasant St. on Nov. 23, 2023, the Worcester District Attorney's Office said. Investigators had withheld Zhang's name until now. 

A grand jury also indicted him with possession of a loaded firearm not at home or work, and possession of a firearm not at home or work along with the murder indictment. 

He's now charged with armed assault with intent to murder charge in an Aug. 20 shooting along Illinois Street in Worcester, when he fired a gun at a woman. She was shot, but she wasn't hurt, the prosecutor said. 

Police did not release the woman's name. 

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