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20-year-old Massachusetts man with child on the way dies saving 17-year-old brother in stabbing
A Massachusetts man is being labeled a hero after a stabbing Friday night turned fatal.
According to Joseph Early Jr., Worcester County District Attorney, just before 9:30 p.m., Northbridge Police received a 911 call for multiple stabbings at the Town Common which was described as a chaotic scene.
Two people were transported to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. According to family members, 20-year-old David Robert LeBoeuf succumbed to his injures. His 17-year-old brother has survived but was in critical condition.
A juvenile is in custody related to the stabbings. His name was not released.
Early stated that all three parties knew each other.
Through a GoFundMe fundraiser, the mother of the victims released details on the stabbings and gave insight into the type of person LeBoeuf was.
“Our son was taken from us tragically on Friday May 3rd, 2024. He died a hero saving his younger brother. There was an altercation with his brother and another person. His brother was in the process of being stabbed several times when David intervened & was stabbed in his heart. David died during his 1st surgery but was revived. He was given blood & at one point he woke. We never got the chance to see him or say goodbye. Fluid built around his heart & he passed away during the 2nd surgery May 4th, 2024, in the early morning hours. His younger brother did survive & is in recovery. He truly died a hero saving his brother’s life. That’s who he was. (He) would do anything for the people he cared for. He had the biggest heart & the brightest smile. He was the funny, mischievous, goofball, who loved to be in the spotlight. He touched so many lives & was a truly special person. He was an amazing baseball player, playing his whole life, always putting on a show. He shared his parents’ passion with music & made his own way on the local scene. In recent years he took a serious interest in cooking & became a chef furthering his ambition to one day open his own restaurant. There were many great things taking place in his life. He was on a path to his best life, finding out he would be a father this year, getting engaged to his girlfriend Taralina, starting a new business & a new restaurant job as well, to just days ago purchasing his 1st new car. Losing our son will forever crush us, but knowing a piece of him will live on gives us hope.”
The mother stated that the money raised from the fundraiser will be for services for her son and the remaining money will be for the grandchild’s future.
A candlelight balloon release vigil is being held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the Town Common/Civil War Memorial in Whitinsville, the area of where the fatal stabbing took place.
The incident is still under investigation.
Luis Ayala
May 6, 2024 at 12:00 am
I’m very sorry for your loss but I am truly grateful for the person he was inside and out side and how you have explained that he would be a father don’t forget that eventually his or her child it will be much as himself because you will address memories of who really was the man that you called himself a HERO for you to make a comment so much bigger than a word it would be much better and big on his child life and memories never forget who he did saved his or her uncle but as well that will be a tag thru the heart for his brother to be there for that child because of him his brother passed away and left in this world 2 special people and the most important part is that so much kind is around the friends and family that knew him and just being brave to save his little brother from much more of that sharp knife he just took one that was the big bad and ugly because that one was the fatal one that took his breath but he did remember his last breath of second instinct of him remembering the people he truly loved, respect and care so very much and God bless him where ever he is in the heaven and souls…,
Lucy
May 6, 2024 at 12:13 am
MAY GOD COMFORT HIS FAMILY AT THIS LET HIS BABY KNOW THAT DAD DIE A HERO HE IS A ANGEL IM SO SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOST
Maria Gonzalez
May 6, 2024 at 8:03 am
My sincerest condolences to the family and friends my prayers are with you. May the good Lord give you and your family peace during this time.
Eliza
May 6, 2024 at 4:49 pm
May the family, particularly the brothers life he saved remember what was sacrificed for him. His big brother loved him unconditionally and was willing to sacrifice his life to save his precious brother. Please help make sure that David’s child knows how much you love him and help his family get through difficult times. ❤️ 💙 💜
Shalema Jones
May 7, 2024 at 3:18 am
we be praying 🙏 for ur family and he really was a hero
Paul Taylor
May 6, 2024 at 6:10 pm
I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏
Awww, sweet brothers ❤️ 😥
Big Brother show his big heart n love
Amen 🙏
Shalema Jones
May 7, 2024 at 3:13 am
I so sorry for ur loss he loved his brother I know his brother will help raise him son and tell him good things about him it’s so sad when u lose a love one like that I know his brother is heart broken but I will he will help raise his nephew again I’m sorry for loss
Anonymous
May 10, 2024 at 8:27 pm
It’s too bad this happened – my prayers go out to the victims family. Seems as though the NPD knew this was a public area where juveniles congregated (common) and neglected to address it. There is definitely culpability on behalf of the north police department. Sad and tragic!