Suspect in fatal Shrewsbury shooting ID’d, facing armed assault to murder charge
UPDATE: Father killed in Shrewsbury shooting identified by authorities
The 26-year-old man accused of killing a father who'd just dropped off his 6-year-old at school in Shrewsbury on Thursday morning is facing two criminal charges, according to court records.
Snehal Ansh Srivastava is charged with armed assault with intent to murder and carrying a firearm without a license. He is set to be arraigned on those charges in Westborough District Court on Friday.
Officials confirmed Friday the charges against Srivastava are in connection with the Shrewsbury incident.
Shrewsbury police first responded to the incident shortly before 8:50 a.m. Thursday after the victim called 911 to report an altercation near Jordan Pond, Shrewsbury Police Chief Kevin Anderson said during a Thursday-afternoon press conference.
Authorities later learned that the victim had just walked his child to a nearby school when he confronted the suspect, who was spray-painting something near the pond, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said during the press conference. The victim then took a picture of the suspect, and this sparked a fight between the two men.
While police were on their way to the scene, the dispatcher — who was still on the call with the victim — heard gunshots over the phone, authorities said. The victim stopped responding to the dispatcher following the gunfire.
When police got to the scene, they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he died of his injuries.
Police say the suspect, later identified as Srivastava, ran away from the scene, sparking a large search in the area involving Auburn, Boylston, Grafton, Northborough, Westborough and Massachusetts State Police, authorities said in a press release Thursday evening . A short time later, Shrewsbury police located Srivastava inside a nearby home using drones.
Eventually, Srivastava surrendered to police after communicating with the State Police Tactical Operations Team, authorities said. Srivastava came out of a home at 29 Edgewater Ave. in Shrewsbury, which is covered in spray-painted slogans such as "Ganga Gardens," "Free Palestine," "Free Congo" and "BLM," WCVB reported .
Police later executed a search warrant at the home, Early said previously.
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