Overview
- Local and state police found a 44-year-old man on Bay State Road who was pronounced dead from a fatal gunshot wound, prosecutors said Thursday.
- Officers recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Merrimack River later the same day and her death is being investigated separately.
- The Essex County District Attorney’s Office said both incidents are under active investigation and described them as unrelated.
- Massachusetts State Police detectives are handling the shooting probe while Lawrence police and the DA’s office continue forensic work and evidence collection.
- Authorities have not released victims’ names, motives, or suspect information and they say further details will be shared after next-of-kin notification and investigative steps.