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ShotSpotter Activation Investigation Leads to Arrest of Two Males

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/3/2025 11:55 am

On September 26, 2025, a ShotSpotter activation alerted officers to shots fired on Piedmont Street where several rounds were recovered. On October 2, 2025, a juvenile was arrested in connection with the incident. He is charged with Armed Assault to Murder.

Also on October 2, members of the Worcester Police Department’s Gang Unit and Crime Gun Intelligence Unit were in possession of search warrant for a residence on Preston Street in connection with the September 26 incident.

At approximately 3:02 PM, the SWAT Team, Gang Unit and Crime Gun Intelligence Unit made entry to the residence. A search revealed an untraceable ghost gun with a machine gun conversion kit and loaded magazine. An investigation linked eighteen-year-old Alexander Cruz-Abreau to the items. He was later taken into custody on Piedmont Street. Cruz-Abreau is charged with Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Machine Gun, Possession of Ammunition without FID and Improper Storage of a Firearm.