Carlos Ruiz, 37, male, was found fatally wounded on a Sunday night at the intersection of Farnham and Union streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after being shot in the back. Police identified him the next morning, and he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Lawrence General Hospital. Investigators at the scene believed a 9mm handgun had been used.
News listings that memorialized the killing recorded the date as April 24, 2016 and placed the loss within the broader context of gun deaths that day, confirming his age and the Lawrence location. Those entries referenced local reporting about a man shot in the back and killed, aligning with what police shared in the immediate aftermath.
As of the initial reporting, no arrests had been made. The case was being investigated by Lawrence police with assistance from the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Public incident databases catalog the homicide but do not add suspect names or subsequent arrest details.
