Overview
- Police responded to a 911 call in the early hours and found a woman inside a Canal Street apartment with a severe head wound; she was taken to Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital and pronounced dead.
- Essex County prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Tyler Halley of Lawrence with murder and say he is expected to be arraigned in Lawrence District Court on Tuesday.
- Massachusetts State Police, the Lawrence Police Department, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are jointly investigating the death.
- Prosecutors have not released the victim’s name, when or how Halley was arrested, or whether the suspect and the victim had any relationship, citing the ongoing inquiry.
- Local coverage notes heightened scrutiny of public safety in Lawrence and officials say the arraignment and medical examiner findings are the next likely sources of major updates.