19-06-2025
Murder suspect who fled the U.S. after 2022 shooting in Mass. city faces charges after extradition
A Dominican national who fled the U.S. after the fatal shooting of a Lawrence man at a house party in 2022 was arraigned on a murder charge in connection with the man's death on Monday, the Essex County District Attorney's Office announced.
Jose Sanchez, 27, pleaded not guilty to killing 38-year-old Luis Mendez in Lawrence District Court, the district attorney's office said in a press release. Mendez was shot to death in the basement of 210 Market St. in Lawrence around 2 a.m. on April 25, 2022.
Sanchez was charged with murder in Mendez's death, but fled the country before he could be arrested, the district attorney's office said. In October 2024, he was apprehended in the Dominican Republic, where he remained until his extradition to the U.S. on June 13.
Sanchez was held without bail during his arraignment on Monday, the district attorney's office said. Authorities have not specified a motive in the killing, but said previously that they did not think it was a random act of violence.
No further information has been released.
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