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Luis Rodriguez, 30, was found guilty of murder with deliberate premeditation; armed assault with intent to murder; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; and carrying a firearm without a license, the Essex County District Attorney said.
Rodriguez was accused of killing Aracelys Valdez Deleon, 40, of Lowell, and wounding a man on Easter weekend in 2017 after he was refused entry into the La Cava nightclub because he had a gun on him, the prosecutor said.
Rodriguez walked across the street and opened fire around 8 p.m. He shot Deleon twice and Jazmin Patrocino nine times, officials said. Though, Patrocino survived.
Police in Texas arrested him four days later with a fake ID and a bus tickets to Phoenix and Los Angeles, officials said.
“Aracelys Valdez Deleon was a beloved mother, daughter, and friend," Essex DA Paul F. Tucker said in a news release. "I’m proud of the team effort that tracked down this defendant and brought him to justice."
A judge is set to sentence Rodriguez on May 23, where he faces a minimum of life in prison without the possibility of parole, officials said.
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