BURLINGTON, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) - Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting of a woman at a Burlington hotel.
Just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Burlington police received a 911 call from the front desk of the Extended Stay America hotel near the Burlington Mall. Guests reported hearing a woman's screams, and what sounded like gunshots inside the hotel, according to the Middlesex district attorney's office.
Officers arrived at the hotel and conducted a room-to-room search, ultimately finding 34-year-old Sanisha Johnson of Brooklyn dead in guest room 118. She suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.
Both 24-year-old Epshod Jeune of Burlington and 21-year-old Derrell Fisher of Roxbury were charged with murder, attempted armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Jeune and Fisher were also charged in an armed robbery and assault of a woman at the Red Roof Inn late Wednesday into early Thursday morning, shortly before the Burlington murder.
According to the prosecution, the two women were escorts who advertised their services on backpage.com.
Jeune and Fisher were both held without bail, police said they are continuing their search for a third suspect.
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