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Victims in fatal Lawrence crash both had gunshot wounds, DA says
One woman died on Friday, and a man died on Saturday evening, the DA said.
Two people who died after a car crash in Lawrence Thursday night were both suffering from gunshot wounds, the local district attorney said.
The crash occurred near 63 Erving Ave. at around 9:21 p.m. on April 30, the office of Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a press release.
Police responded to a car crash involving two people in a 2014 Jeep Cherokee, the DA said.
Nayeli Liriano, 20, and Alexander Carvajal Mendez, 20, were found inside the car and were each suffering from a gunshot wound, Tucker’s office said.
Liriano was brought to a local hospital, where she died Friday morning, the DA said.
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Menez was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died Saturday evening, Tucker’s office said.
The shooting, the crash, and the relationship between the two victims is being investigated by State Police and Lawrence police, the DA said.
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