Candlelight vigil planned for Carlos Cruz, widowed father of 4 slain near Worcester restaurant
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Forty-four-year-old Carlos Cruz, pictured to the right, was shot and killed near the Paku Lounge in Worcester on May 8, 2021. He s remembered by his four sons, two of whom are now without both a father and a mother. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Cruz s youngest sons in the wake of his death. Their mother died in 2019 from a brain aneurysm. (Courtesy the Cruz family)
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To promote unity and reflect on the life of Carlos Cruz, a candlelight vigil will be held Friday evening in memory of the widowed father of four who was slain near a Worcester restaurant last week.
Angel Ortiz-Santos, man facing charges in Worcester weekend fatal shooting of Carlos Cruz, was found not guilty in another separate killing years earlier
Posted May 11, 2021
Angel Ortiz-Santos appears via Zoom in Worcester District Court as he faces charges in connection to a May 8, 2021 killing in Worcester.
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The 28-year-old man charged in connection with the killing of a widowed, father of four in Worcester over the weekend previously faced a murder charge in another case but was found not guilty, records show.
Angel Ortiz-Santos, who has a last known address in Worcester, was arraigned in Worcester District Court Tuesday on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the fatal shooting of Carlos Cruz on Saturday.