2 arrested in connection with Massachusetts house party shooting that killed 1, injured 5 others

Two men have been arrested on weapons charges amid an ongoing investigation into a shooting at a weekend house party in Massachusetts in which one person was killed and five injured by gunfire.

Police responding to a call for a disturbance at a third-floor apartment in Lawrence about 3 a.m. Sunday found the injured, according to Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office.

All six were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where Desiderio Arias, 18, was pronounced dead. Arias did not live at the apartment where the shooting occurred.

MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE PARTY SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, 5 INJURED

Two men — Saul Enrique Morales Espinosa, 22, and Joshual Ramirez, 20, both of Lawrence — were arrested Monday. The two, who were among the six hospitalized, were charged with two felony counts each of carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a loaded firearm.

Espinosa and Ramirez both pleaded not guilty during remote arraignments Monday. Each was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on May 9.

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