Crime & Safety
3 Men Charged In Connection To Double Homicide In Worcester: WPD
A trio of men were charged in connection to a double homicide in Worcester last November that left a male and a female dead.
WORCESTER, MA - The Worcester Police Department (WPD) announced three men have been charged in connection to a deadly shooting on Brookside Avenue in November 2024. An unidentified male and female were shot, and they died of their injuries.
Sheldon Thorpe, 22, of Fall River, Shaquille Watford, 31, of Weymouth, and Jeffrey Toney, 29, of Attleboro have all been charged over the last week. Thorpe was arrested in Dorchester and charged with two counts of Murder, two counts of Armed Assault with Intent to Rob, Unlawful Carry of a Rifle, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Unlawful Possession of a Rifle in the Commission of a Felony.
Watford was found in Weymouth and charged with Armed Assault with Intent to Rob, Unlawful Carry of a Rifle, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Unlawful Possession of a Rifle in the Commission of a Felony.
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Toney was already in custody on unrelated charges. He is charged with Armed Assault with Intent to Rob, Unlawful Carry of a Rifle, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Unlawful Possession of a Rifle in the Commission of a Felony.
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