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Deadly shooting in Lawrence, MA, under investigation – NBC Boston

Police said they were investigating a fatal shooting that occurred overnight in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Lawrence police said they responded to a 911 call at Riverfront State Park on Everett Street at 12:18 a.m. Monday and found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. They said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives with the Lawrence Police Department and Massachusetts State Police are investigating. No arrests have been announced and further details were not immediately released.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Lawrence police at 987-794-5900 or Essex County Criminal Investigation Division at 987-745-8908.

The shooting followed shortly after a fatal shooting in Lawrence on Saturday night that left a 17-year-old dead. The shooting occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Brook Street. No arrests have been made and the victim has not yet been identified.