CHELSEA, Mass. — The man who allegedly shot a woman to death while walking outside a Chelsea hotel Friday morning is her estranged husband, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Friday evening.
Luckenson King Pablo was arrested on 2nd Street in Everett hours after allegedly shooting his estranged wife, Melissa Janvier Pablo, 32, while the two walked in the crosswalk outside the TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Chelsea.
Luckenson King Pablo was taken into custody just after 12:30 p.m., hours after several witnesses reported seeing the man shoot Melissa Janvier Pablo on the busy stretch of the roadway. A Boston 25 News camera captured him being escorted out of a building and being led into a police vehicle.
Investigators responded to the area around Marginal Street and Central Avenue around 8:45 a.m. after several witnesses reported seeing the woman shot by a man while they were walking in a crosswalk outside the hotel, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.
Melissa Janvier Pablo was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot before driving away, according to Hayden.
The shooting is believed to be unconnected to the hotel, according to Hayden.
Several roads were closed as investigators responded to the shooting before reopening shortly before 12:30 p.m.
“This was a fast-moving investigation involving State and Chelsea police with an important assist by Everett police. I thank all for their solid work to ensure that Mr. Pablo will answer for this brutal crime,” Hayden said.” Hayden said. “Every homicide that we have to deal with is tragic and in its never easy.”
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