Worcester Security Guard Shot At Truck Driver During Confrontation

WORCESTER, MA — A local security guard was arrested and charged over the weekend after he opened fire on the driver of a pickup truck during a confrontation at a McDonald's along Mill Street.

According to police, William Trotta, 78, a security guard at the Scruffy Murphy's plaza, had previously noticed a pickup truck driver driving dangerously through the 638 Chandler St. shopping center. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, the driver returned and drove aggressively through the lot before pulling into the McDonald's next door.

Trotta followed the driver, police said, and parked behind him to prevent the driver from leaving. When Trotta knocked on the driver's window, the driver backed up into Trotta's car. Trotta then opened fire, police said.

"The vehicle struck Mr. Trotta’s car multiple times, before fleeing, and Mr. Trotta fired two shots at the vehicle as it fled," Worcester police said in a news release Monday.

Trotta was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and firing a gun within 500 feet of a home after Worcester police viewed surveillance footage from the nearby area.