On the morning of April 6, 2015, the sound of gunshots broke the quiet of a Methuen, Massachusetts neighborhood. When police responded to the reports at 5 Phillips Street around 10:30 a.m., they discovered the body of 29-year-old Jose Matias-Susana, a resident of nearby Lawrence. An investigation was immediately launched into the death of the male victim, who had been fatally wounded by multiple gunshots.
Authorities from the Essex County District Attorney's Office and the Methuen Police
Department began to piece together the events that led to the fatal shooting. While the incident was classified as a homicide, police assured the public that they believed it to be an isolated event and that there was no broader danger to the community.
In the days following the discovery, investigators continued their work, but no arrests were immediately made in connection with the case. The investigation into the death of Jose Matias-Susana was described as active and ongoing as authorities sought to identify who was responsible for his death.
