The grieving fiancée of the father who was shot and killed after dropping their son off at school in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts last week has thanked the community for their support.
Kevin Doherty, 57, had just dropped his 6-year-old boy off and was walking home on August 28 when police said he confronted a man spray-painting graffiti. Doherty called 911 and while he was on the phone he was shot. The gunman, identified by police as 26-year-old Snehal Srivastava, was caught after a manhunt. He’s being held without bail.
Doherty’s fiancée, Sarah Schofield, released a statement Thursday through the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Schofield and Doherty were planned to get married on September 20.
“Overwhelming pain and grief”
“There are no words that can fully capture the overwhelming pain and grief that we are experiencing,” she said. “No one should ever endure the trauma of canceling wedding arrangements only to make funeral ones. This loss, and the fractures it created are so severe it makes healing seem impossible.”…