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Teen Shot Multiple Times Dies In Lawrence Teen Shot Multiple Times Dies In Lawrence
Teen Shot Multiple Times Dies In Lawrence A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed over the weekend in Lawrence, authorities said.  Police were called to the area of Brook Street just after 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, after people heard multiple gunshots, Lawrence police said.  They arrived to find the teenager bleeding from gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed him to Lawrence General Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  Authorities did not release the boy's name.  Lawrence police and Massachusetts State troopers are investigating the shooting. They ask anyone with information about the fatal s…

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by Josh Lanier
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Apparent Homicide Victim Found In Lawrence Basement: DA Apparent Homicide Victim Found In Lawrence Basement: DA
Apparent Homicide Victim Found In Lawrence Basement: DA Police found a body on Tuesday, Dec. 26, in a basement apartment at a Lawrence home during a welfare check, authorities said.  The body — whose name was not released, but was reported to be a 21-year-old woman — was found just before 8 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of Salem Street, the Essex County District Attorney said.  Police were called to "check the well-being" of the person living in the basement apartment. That's when they found the body.  Police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community, though they did not elaborate on the condition of the body o…

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by Josh Lanier
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Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman
Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman An inmate has been formally charged in connection with a fatal shooting that killed a man and paralyzed a woman two years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Elias Leger, age 20, is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to his role in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Alan Jimenez in Lawrence in 2020, the office reports. During his arraignment, Leger pleaded not guilty to murder, armed assault with intent to murder, assault & battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and possession of an unlicensed firearm.  Damm bro I’m so br…

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by David Cifarelli
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Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA
Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA A Lawrence Police officer has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the office reports.  “I am thankful to the trial team and everyone who assisted with the investigation,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “This verdict makes clear that no one is above the law and this young man was victimized by someone h…

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by David Cifarelli
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2 People Injured In Morning Shooting In Lawrence: Police 2 People Injured In Morning Shooting In Lawrence: Police
2 People Injured In Morning Shooting In Lawrence: Police Authorities in Lawrence are investigating after two people were shot on the morning of Friday, Aug. 19, Lawrence Police said on Facebook. The shooting happened in the area of Manchester Street and May Street, police said. Both victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.  Police believe the shooting was intentional. The investigation is ongoing.

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by David Cifarelli
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Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Massachusetts Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Massachusetts
Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Massachusetts A man wanted for a Pennsylvania murder could was arrested in Massachusetts, authorities said.  Wagner Ernesto Tejeda-Pena was wanted for fatally shooting Loi Nguyen, age 77, while he was on a walk in Philadelphia on the morning of June 21, CBS Philadelphia reports.  Tejeda-Pena also tried shooting two other victims fifteen minutes before shooting Nguyen but his gun malfunctioned, Boston Police said.  Tejeda-Pena was also wanted in connection with two stabbings in Boston, including a homicide in West Roxbury, and has also threatened family members, police added.  H…

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by David Cifarelli
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Two Hospitalized In Early Morning Shooting Near Merrimack Valley High School Two Hospitalized In Early Morning Shooting Near Merrimack Valley High School
Two Hospitalized In Early Morning Shooting Near Merrimack Valley High School Two people are in the hospital after they were shot while walking near a Lawrence high school in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 22, authorities and multiple news outlets report. Lawrence police and Massachusetts State Police responded the shooting near Central Catholic High School, located at 300 Hampshire Street, around 2:30 a.m., NBC Boston reports. The victims, who were found at local businesses, were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds they sustained while walking on a path that runs along the Spicket River, Lawrence Police said.  Both were taken to local hospi…

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by David Cifarelli