Methuen Police investigate fatal shooting

Jan 29

METHUEN — Methuen Police detectives and troopers from the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Methuen early Sunday, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Methuen Police Chief Scott McNamara announced.

At approximately 2:06 a.m., the Methuen Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the Haverhill Street area of the city.

Minutes later, the department also was alerted that a male gunshot victim had arrived at Lawrence General Hospital. Methuen Police officers were immediately dispatched to both the hospital and the Haverhill Street area.

The victim was treated at the hospital but died of his injuries.

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