Early on March 20, 2026, Worcester Police responded to a local hospital where a 44-year-old Worcester man was being treated for a non-fatal gunshot wound. The victim, who was in stable condition, declined to share details with investigators.
Officers later found the vehicle that brought the victim to the hospital parked near Hitchcock Street and Main Street. The driver, 40-year-old Carlos Acevedo of Southbridge, told officers there was a firearm in the trunk. Police recovered a handgun and arrested Acevedo, who did not have a license to carry…