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Dustin Defrietas, 19, was arrested by police in Stockton, California, after Sakdara Khoeun, also 19, was shot and killed at a party at a home on Westford Street in Lowell on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Khoeun died later that same day, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
An autopsy later conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner revealed the cause of death to be a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Defrietas is charged with:
- Assault and battery with a firearm
- Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury
- Possession of a firearm
- Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a residence
It's unclear if he's been extradited to Massachusetts.
Lowell police and Massachusetts State Police are investigating this case.
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