On the evening of May 26, 2018, during Memorial Day weekend in Worcester, 16-year-old Sidney Krow Jr., a Black male, was walking with four friends in the Webster Square neighborhood. Around 11:15 p.m. on Holland Road, a small white or silver car pulled over, a man exited and fired ten shots toward the teenagers. Neighbors initially thought the sounds might be fireworks as the teens scattered. Sidney collapsed on Main Street after being struck by a single bullet.

Friends tried to stop the bleeding and police found the teens tending to Sidney near 1232 Main Street. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly before midnight. Investigators recovered ten shell casings in front of a home on Holland Road.

Family and friends described Sidney as bright, intelligent, always smiling, a basketball player at Crystal Park, a student at the Gerald Creamer Center who wrote music, helped at his family’s restaurant, and hoped to join the Marines and work in the culinary arts. Authorities have not publicly identified suspects or a motive and no arrests have been made; the shooter was seen returning to the vehicle and speeding away. Does anyone who was in Webster Square that night or who knew Sidney have information that could help the investigation?