A Massachusetts father was shot and killed Thursday morning after confronting a suspect spraying graffiti on a bridge, police said.
The victim, Kevin Doherty, 57, had just dropped off his six-year-old son at school when he saw the vandalism near Jordan Pond.
Confrontation Turns Deadly
Authorities said Doherty stopped to photograph the graffiti and then called 911 to report the crime. While he was still on the phone with dispatchers, an argument broke out, and shots were fired.
Doherty was struck and later pronounced dead.
The suspect, identified as Snehal Ansh Srivastava, 26, a transgender individual who also goes by the name “Sasha Shakur,” was arrested later at his home.
The Indian radical leftist accused of shooting dead a father in Shrewsbury, Mass after he took his child to school is transgender. Snehal Srivastava used the name “Sasha.” The killing occurred one day after the Minneapolis trans mass shooting. https://t.co/1mdXtcbu6Z pic.twitter.com/CH0sqySUmg
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 29, 2025
Prior History of Violence
Court records show Srivastava has a history of violence.
In 2022, police in Westborough said Srivastava attempted to run over Nitish Sharma with his car outside a movie theater before attacking him with a machete. The men were strangers.
“He swung at me, and I grabbed the blade. He was swinging at my face, and when he pulled the blade back, my thumb started dangling,” Sharma recalled. Strangers rushed to call 911, saving his life.
Srivastava was later ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and was found competent to stand trial. But court records show the case was dismissed this past July.
“Had he been sent to jail last month, that innocent family would still have their father,” Sharma said after learning of Kevin Doherty’s death. “That child did not deserve to lose a father. This guy should be in prison for the rest of his life.”
Prosecutors confirmed Srivastava will be held without bail pending a September 12 court hearing.
Community Shock
The killing comes just one day after the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, adding to public concern about violence nationwide.
Neighbors described Doherty as a devoted father and community member.
They are wrong about giving him life without parole,
His life need the spice of regularly scheduled torture sessions…
the “orphaned” boy should receive annual birthday presents, of meting said justice.
Which SHOULD BE LIVE STREAMED for educational purposes ….PLUS
the other 364 days per year could hold daily raffles of who gets to continue giving her justice… funding the boy’s lifestyle …