LAWRENCE, Mass. — The Essex County District Attorney has identified two individuals who were found deceased in an apparent murder-suicide in Lawrence on Sunday morning.
According to officials, around 12:08 a.m., police responded to the area of 10 Willow Street and found 41-year-old Yomarys Herrera Marte with apparent trauma who later declared deceased.
At the same location, 45-year-old Eddys Caceres Acosta was discovered deceased from apparent injuries.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Marte was stabbed by Acosta, who then jumped out of a third-story window, each party dying from their injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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