LOWELL, Mass. — A Chelsea man was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday in Lowell Superior Court, according to a release from the Middlesex County District Attorney.
Dara Poum, 33, of Chelsea was found guilty of killing Keith Callahan, 35, and Joseph Callahan, 29, of Lowell back on August 10, 2014. Poum was also convicted on charges of an armed home invasion and possession of a firearm without a license.
According to officials, Poum shot both Callahans, who were brothers, after a verbal and physical argument with one of the brothers in an apartment on Andrew Street in Lowell. Police later arrested Poum on an unrelated warrant in Chelsea.
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He was charged with the crimes after police used DNA evidence from his shoes and a ballistics comparison between the gun in question and bullets at the crime scene.
A sentencing date has not yet been set for Poum.
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