Overview
- Tyler Halley, 21, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and pleaded not guilty while a judge ordered him held without bail.
- Police found a woman inside a Canal Street apartment with a severe head wound after a 911 call early Saturday, and she was taken to Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital where she later died.
- Prosecutors told the court Halley allegedly shot the woman during an "intimate moment," a detail disclosed at arraignment but not further explained by authorities.
- The Essex County District Attorney’s Office identified the victim on Wednesday as 20‑year‑old Madison Tesniere, even as the judge approved a prosecution motion to seal police reports and case materials.
- State police, Lawrence police, and the chief medical examiner are investigating and Halley is scheduled to appear virtually for a probable‑cause hearing on June 24.