For Immediate Release
Contact: Julia Keane 508-368-7226 or 774-530-1207
WORCESTER – Yesterday, a Worcester County Grand Jury handed up a manslaughter indictment against 26-year-old Enrique Antonio Canales-Martinez, of Worcester, for the shooting death of Jason Mayhew, 26, of Worcester, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.
Mr. Canales-Martinez was arraigned today in Worcester County Superior Court on one count of manslaughter and held on a $100,000 cash bail. The next court date is scheduled for October 23, 2025.
On June 21, 2025, Worcester Police responded to the area of Southgate Street, quickly located Mr. Mayhew lying on the sidewalk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and immediately began to render aid. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Mr. Canales-Martinez was initially arraigned on June 23, 2025, in Worcester Central District Court on four counts: armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a firearm, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. He has been in custody since the arraignment.