Second Arrest in Shooting: Drug Deal Gone Wrong, Police Say

Police have made a second arrest in the January 9 shooting that has left a Lowell, Mass., man hospitalized in critical condition.

Anthony Farmer, 20, of 5 Hartford Ave., Apt. E, Nashua, was arrested at 9:15 a.m. Jan. 17. He is charged with armed robbery, a class A felony. His arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 21. 

Also charged in connection with the shooting is Alexandre Amado, who was arrested Jan. 13 on drug sales charges and remains in police custody. 

According to court paper work Amado allegedly shot the victim, Danny Vorn, 22, of Lowell, Mass., in the back of the head on Jan. 9 outside 6 Rochette Ave. during an apparent drug deal gone wrong, said Nashua Police Lt. Denis Linehan. The three were negotiating the sale of several pounds of marijuana, Linehan said.

"The robbery charge stems from the fact that Farmer and Amado were going to do a drug transaction with Vorn, and at the time of transaction, they decided to rob Vorn of his narcotics, and during the robbery Vorn was shot in the back of the head," Linehan said.

Amado was arraigned in the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua Division on 17 January 2014, ordered held at the Hillsborough County House of Correction on $100,000 cash bail. Farmer is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, in the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua Division, and is currently being held at the Nashua Police Department. His bail has not yet been set.

This investigation is ongoing. More charges are expected and more arrests are anticipated. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Nashua Police Department at 603-594-3500 or the Nashua Crimeline at 603-589-1669.