6 charged with murder in Lynn shooting that left 2 dead and 5 injured last year – NBC Boston

Six people have been charged with murder in connection with a drive-by shooting that left two people dead in Lynn, Massachusetts, last year.

The Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced the arrests Thursday, more than 10 months after the shooting that killed 21-year-old Jandriel Heredia of Revere and 25-year-old Abraham Diaz of Lynn and injured five others.

The shooting occurred at around 2:20 a.m. on September 2 at a gathering on Essex Street.

After two fatal shootings less than a mile apart in Lynn, residents

Prosecutors said Thursday that 25-year-old Justin Alba of Peabody was arrested, as were five Lynn residents — 20-year-old Darwin Batista, 22-year-old Yefferson Vallecillo Cambar, 21-year-old Abel Severino Reyes, 16-year-old Carlos Ramirez Corniel and 15-year-old Leonardo Espinoza. All are charged with two counts of murder. Alba, Batista, Vellecillo Cambar and Severino Reyes are also charged with one count each of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.

“Last year’s double homicide was incredibly tragic,” Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said in a statement shared by the district attorney’s office. “While nothing can replace the loss of Abraham Diaz and Jandriel Heredia or change how many lives were forever impacted by such heinous acts of violence, these charges are a meaningful step for the families as well as our entire community, which continues to deserve and demand peace.”

After two fatal shootings in Lynn, a community calls for safety.