Manhunt For Home Invasion Shooter Ends In Ashland: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Wednesday, July 7. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• An Everett man accused of killing a woman during a home invasion has been arrested in Ashland.
• Two 15-year-olds have been arrested in connection to a shooting in Worcester.
• One of the great family traditions in Massachusetts is coming back this fall with the return of the Topsfield Fair.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

Police arrested the suspect in a robbery and fatal shooting in Malden Tuesday morning. Brian Butler, 30, of Everett, was taken into custody in Ashland at a home near the intersection of Myrtle and Raymond Marchetti streets.

Butler is accused of shooting and killing Erin Fitzgibbon, 30, of Everett, inside a Fairmont Street home. Police also arrested Cody DiGaetano, 24, of Chelsea, who is accused of driving Butler to Ashland after helping him flee the scene.

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Wednesday's Other Top Stories

Moped shooting in Worcester: Two 15-year-olds were arrested late Tuesday night after they were seen exchanging gunfire with someone driving a Jeep. The two teens are facing gun law charges and moving violations, according to police.

Framingham mural fundraiser: Groups in Framingham's Saxonville area want to paint two large, dull flood gates that flank a bridge over the Sudbury River. But they need to raise $5,000 first.

Half-ton of Dunkin': A company that owns more than a dozen MetroWest Dunkin' locations has donated close to 1,000 pounds of coffee to a Milford charity that supports deployed troops.

Lightning strike: Wayland town officials say a bolt of lightning was responsible for knocking out power to hundreds of residents during strong storms on Tuesday night.

Fair play: One of the great family traditions in Massachusetts is coming back this fall with the return of the Topsfield Fair. The 200-year-old fair — which was canceled for only the third time in its history because of the coronavirus crisis last fall — will return with "no restrictions" this October at the historic fairgrounds.

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State Sen. Jamie Eldridge posed with staff at the Infiniti Medspa business during a grand opening on Wednesday. The spa opened just before coronavirus, and is just now getting around to celebrating the new venture.

They Said It

"Out of an abundance of caution, the pool will be drained, cleaned, refilled and balanced."

• Officials in Worcester announcing the temporary closure of the pool at Crompton Park, which was vandalized last week. The pool should reopen Thursday.

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UPDATE: FAA investigating flight disrupted by Winthrop teens

The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating an American Airlines flight from Boston to the Bahamas after the airline delayed the flight overnight. American Airlines reported that a group of more than 30 people became disruptive when they were catching a connecting flight in Charlotte, North Carolina, and refused to put on their masks, ultimately causing the flight to be delayed on Monday. The teenagers, who are reportedly from Winthrop, had to spend the night in the airport because they were too young to use the hotel vouchers provided by the airline.