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Suspect Arrested After Shrewsbury Father Is Fatally Shot Over Graffiti Confrontation

Dispatchers heard shots during the victim’s 911 call, prompting a three-hour search that ended with a surrender near a graffiti-covered home.

Overview

  • A 57-year-old man was shot after photographing and confronting a person allegedly spray-painting a bridge by Jordan Pond following his child’s school drop-off.
  • Police said the caller’s 911 line captured gunfire, and officers found the victim with multiple wounds before he died at a hospital.
  • A 26-year-old suspect was taken into custody after a multi-agency response that used SWAT teams, drones, K-9 units, and a neighborhood shelter-in-place.
  • Investigators focused on an Edgewater Avenue residence covered in political slogans, and authorities executed a search warrant at the property.
  • Officials have not released the names of the victim or suspect, the relationship between them remains unclear, and the suspect is expected in court Friday.