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Two Men Held Without Bail After Shots-Fired Home Invasion in Saugus

A dangerousness finding kept the suspects jailed while police call the case isolated.

Overview

  • Police say two masked men with handguns forced their way into an Oakwood Avenue home around noon Sunday, and gunfire was reported with no injuries.
  • Officers detained Derek Matarazzo and Timothy Gregory, both of Boston, shortly after 911 calls from neighbors.
  • Court records list multiple felonies, including home invasion, armed and masked robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and unlicensed firearm possession.
  • At Monday’s arraignment in Lynn District Court, both pleaded not guilty and were ordered held without bail at the Essex County House of Correction, with a detention hearing set for May 12.
  • A relative told WCVB a gun was held to his mother’s head during the break-in, and police say the incident appears isolated with no ongoing threat as the investigation continues.