Murder Suspect Arrested After Walpole Standoff

WALPOLE, MA – A man wanted in connection with a Boston murder was arrested after an hours-long standoff in Walpole overnight. Kyle Williams-Gathers, 31, of Boston, surrendered to police after barricading himself in an apartment on Hilltop Drive for five hours, police said.

The apartment belongs to Williams-Gathers' ex-girlfriend, WHDH reported. No one was injured in the standoff.

Williams-Gathers was arrested for a warrant charging him with the murder of 21-year-old Shaquille Browder, according to police.

Browder was shot around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11 in the area of Columbia Road and Washington Street in Dorchester. He was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, where he was later pronounced dead. A second man who had fled the scene was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

"This brazen daytime shooting was very troubling," Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said in a statement. "The efforts of my homicide investigators and prosecutors from the District Attorney's office led to the quick identification of the person responsible for Shaquille's death. I commend the efforts, patience and professionalism of all those involved in the arrest this morning in Walpole. We will not rest until every homicide is solved."

The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.

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