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Shrewsbury Holds Day of Remembrance and Fundraiser for Kevin Doherty’s Family

Proceeds support Kevin Doherty’s family through a community-led fund.

Overview

  • More than 500 people gathered at SAC Park on Saturday for a vigil and daylong fundraiser featuring live music, food vendors, raffles and a silent auction.
  • Organizers said donations have reached $63,000 so far, with an online silent auction continuing for another week.
  • Neighbor and organizer Andrea Castinetti said the effort aims to ease the burden on fiancée Sarah Schofield and her children.
  • Police say Doherty, 57, was shot in August after confronting a man allegedly spray-painting at Jordan Pond while he was on the phone with 911, and he later died at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
  • Suspect Snehal Srivastava was arrested after a heavy police response and has been charged with murder and held without bail.