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Shrewsbury Father Fatally Shot After Confronting Bridge Graffiti, 26-Year-Old Suspect in Custody

Investigators are probing motive following the detention of a 26-year-old suspect.

Overview

  • Authorities say the 57-year-old was returning from walking his 6-year-old to Coolidge Elementary when he photographed a man spray-painting a bridge over Jordan Pond.
  • The victim called 911 to report the dispute, and the operator heard gunshots during the call, according to Shrewsbury police.
  • Officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds and he later died at a hospital; officials have not released his name.
  • Police surrounded an Edgewater Avenue home marked with graffiti and detained a 26-year-old known to police as the neighborhood shelter-in-place was lifted.
  • Coolidge Elementary was secured and officials reported all students and staff were safe as state and local units used air support, drones, K-9s, and a battering-ram-equipped squad car in the search.