For Immediate Release
Contact: Julia Keane 508-368-7226 or 774-530-1207
WORCESTER – Three defendants were arraigned Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Worcester County Superior Court on murder charges after a Worcester County Grand Jury handed up indictments against them for the November 2024 shooting deaths of Tracy Landry and Evan Landry on Brookside Avenue in Worcester, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.
Shaquille Watford, 32, of Weymouth, Jeffrey Toney, 29, of Attleboro, and Sheldon Thorpe, 23, of Fall River, were arraigned on two charges each of murder, armed assault with intent to rob, armed assault in a dwelling, and one count each of armed robbery, using a firearm while committing a felony, and possession of a firearm not at home or work.
Watford was also arraigned on one count of possession of a rifle not at home or work. Toney and Thorpe were also arraigned on one count of carrying a rifle or shotgun.
All the defendants were held without bail. The cases are due back in court on August 15.
On Nov. 21, 2024, Worcester Police responded to a Brookside Avenue address for a report of gunshots. Officers found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, who later died from their wounds.
All three defendants were arrested and arraigned in Worcester Central District Court in April 2025 and have remained in custody since their arrests.