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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.
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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…
Cold Case: 2 Charged With 30-Year-Old Killing Of Teenager In Central Mass
Two men have been charged with the fatal shooting of a teenager in 1993 in Worcester County, authorities announced on Monday, March 25.
Robert D’Lucca, 49, and Lawrence Calafell, 51, of Gardner, were indicted on one count of murder in the death of 15-year-old Deondray Atwood, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
They were also indicted on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID card.
The duo are accused of shooting into a parked car on…
Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Three District men are facing federal charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Ballard in late January, and an armed kidnapping and robbery on a Metrobus the following day in Southeast DC.
On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace, 19, have been charged in a 16-count indictment following a violent 48-hour crime spree earlier this year.
According to prosecutors, at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the trio drove into the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and fired appro…
2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police
Two men who were wanted in the fatal shooting death of a 29-year-old Boston woman on Sept. 9 have been caught in multiple raids, including one in Rhode Island, authorities said.
Kevin Facey, 28, of Randolph, and Tevin Herman, 31, of Nantucket, were arrested this week and charged with the fatal shooting of Princess Charles and the attempted killing of another person, Boston police said.
Both men are charged with murder, armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without an FID card, police said. Facey, who was captured in Pro…
Man, 22, Shot His Mom, Her Friend With Illegally Purchased Pistol: DA
A 22-year-old Middlesex County man is being held for a mental health evaluation after police arrested him for shooting his mother and one of her friends, authorities said.
Brent Justice Roman-Finnagan of Lexington used an illegally purchased pistol to pull off the attack, the Middlesex County District Attorney said.
Roman-Finnagan's mom, age 57, called 911 around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, to report that her son had shot her and her friend, a 55-year-old Haverhill woman, the prosecutor said. Their names were not released.
Lexington police took Roman-Finnagan into custody …
2 Charged With Killing Grandfather of 9 During Fitchburg Home Invasion: DA
Two Worcester County men have been indicted on charges of breaking into a 62-year-old's home on July 28 and fatally shooting him, officials said.
Thomas E. Martin, 45, of Fitchburg, and Christian Collins, 37, of Worcester, face charges of murder, home invasion, armed assault in a dwelling, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm without an FID card, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
Police were called to Michael Parks' Fitchburg home on Marshall Street just before 9:30 p.m. to reports of gunshots. They found Parks bleeding from …
