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Four indicted in Dorchester Street homicide

Defendants held without bail in December shooting, charged with murder

Photo credit: Worcester County DA

WORCESTER – A Worcester County Grand Jury has indicted four men in connection with the December shooting death of a Worcester man on Dorchester Street, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. announced Monday.

Adrian Rodriguez, 33, of Fitchburg; Darius Perkins, 21, of Worcester; Dylan Driscoll, 19, of Fitchburg; and Jorge Rolon, 17, of Fitchburg, were arraigned on murder charges and ordered held without bail. Driscoll, Perkins, and Rolon also face charges of possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition without an FID card.

According to the DA’s office, Worcester police responded to 58 Dorchester St. around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2024, for a report of gunshots. Officers found 28-year-old Obed Addow of Worcester inside a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Rodriguez, Perkins, and Rolon were arrested in Fitchburg on Dec. 22, while Driscoll was taken into custody in New Jersey. Rolon, initially charged in Juvenile Court, was later arraigned on a murder charge in Worcester Central District Court on Dec. 30. The remaining three defendants were arraigned on Jan. 3. All four have remained in custody since their arrests.

The cases are scheduled to return to court on May 2.

Editor Charlene Arsenault can be reached at carsenault@theworcesterguardian.org