Man Charged In Teen's Shooting Arrested Again In Worcester

WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester man who had previously been indicted over a 2015 shooting in the city was re-arrested on Friday after getting into a scuffle with officers, according to police.

Worcester police spotted Gary Goyette, 27, while he was walking along Dorchester Street in the Union Hill area on Friday evening. According to police, Goyette was wanted on warrants for weapons charges and a charge of armed assault to murder.

When officers approached Goyette, he "gave a false name, then pushed one of the officers and took off running," Worcester police said in a news release.

The scuffle continued when an officer grabbed Goyette and got an elbow to the face, police said. Police eventually subdued and arrested Goyette, adding charges of assault and battery on a police officer, possession of a dangerous weapon while acting disorderly, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.

According to police, Goyette shot a 15-year-old in the head in June 2015 during an incident at a Hamilton Street home. Goyette later pleaded not guilty to charges connected to that shooting, and had been awaiting out on bail trial as recently as 2019, according to published reports.