On the evening of January 23, 2022, Prince Thompson, 25, was fatally shot at a residence on Wallis Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. Police arrived after reports of a shooting at about 9:41 p.m. Thompson was treated at the scene and taken to Salem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities reported cocaine was found at the scene.

Investigators described a suspect as a white man in a ski mask and dark clothing and sought a black 2006 Ford Fusion believed linked to the incident. The probe led to Boston, where 26-year-old Charles Burgess of Peabody was taken into custody at a relative’s home and was found in possession of a loaded gun magazine; he was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. A second man, 31-year-old Donald Frost of Merrimac, was later charged with armed robbery, larceny, and accessory after the fact.

Friends remembered Thompson as a Bronx-born man raised in Peabody, a high school graduate, hard worker and fitness enthusiast who loved sports. Reports say the shooting may have followed a loud argument that turned violent and that the shooter and another masked man fled in Thompson’s car. If anyone knew Prince Thompson or has information about the shooting or the vehicle, please share what is known.