Overview

• Authorities say a 57-year-old father confronted a person spray-painting near Jordan Pond after walking his 6-year-old to Coolidge Elementary and was shot multiple times while on a 911 call.
• Dispatchers reported hearing the gunfire over the open line, guiding a rapid response by Shrewsbury police, Massachusetts State Police, SWAT teams, drones, and K-9 units.
• A 26-year-old suspect surrendered at a nearby house covered in graffiti, was taken into custody, and is scheduled for arraignment in Westboro District Court on Friday.
• Charges announced include armed assault with intent to murder and carrying a firearm without a license, with investigators executing search warrants and reviewing evidence.
• Officials secured the Coolidge Elementary campus during the search and reported all students and staff safe, as detectives examine motive and any prior connection between the men; the suspect was known to police.