A large house party on Howard Street in Northborough on May 12, 2024, ended in gunfire that killed 16-year-old Ygor Correia of Bellingham. The gathering, reportedly for a woman’s 21st birthday, drew nearly 300 people and became chaotic when shots rang out; cellphone video recorded the panic. An officer was flagged down about someone brandishing a firearm around 1 a.m., called for backup, and officers arriving heard gunfire. Police found two teenagers with gunshot wounds; Correia was carried down the hill by officers to an awaiting ambulance but was pronounced dead at UMass Memorial Hospital.

A 17-year-old was also shot and two other partygoers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at Marlborough Hospital; several others declined medical care. Authorities identified 20-year-old Erik Coelho Dos Santos of Brockton as a suspected gunman wanted on a murder charge and asked the public to provide tips. Three others—Wallisom Texeira Da Silva, 20, of Hyde Park; Arnoldo Nogueira Filho, 19, of Marlborough; and Pedro Desouza-Passos, 27, of Rockland—were arrested on firearms-related charges; a handgun recovered near the scene was acknowledged as belonging to Texeira Da Silva.

The homeowner had been warned not to host the party, and it is unclear whether they will face charges. Does anyone have information about that night or about Dos Santos’s whereabouts?