WORCESTER – A teen died in Worcester on Friday, April 26, after a shooting inside an apartment near Belmont Street. A second teen was arrested in connection with the shooting.
According to the Worcester Police Department, officers responded to an apartment in the lower Belmont Street area at around 4:15 PM, after a report of potential gunshot victim. Upon arrival at the scene, officers located a 14-year-old male teen with a serious gunshot wound. Officers provided medical care, but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shortly after midnight on Saturday, April 27, a 16-year-old teen was arrested in connection with the shooting.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Worcester Police Detective Bureau through one of the followi9ng methods:
- Send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD + your message
- Send an anonymous web-based message at worcesterma.gov/police
- Call the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at (508) 799-8651
