On the night of April 30, 2026, 20-year-old Alexander Carvajal Mendez was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in a crashed 2014 Jeep Cherokee near 63 Erving Avenue in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He and 20-year-old Nayeli Liriano were discovered at about 9:21 p.m. after police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident.

Liriano was taken to a local hospital and pronounced deceased the following morning. Mendez was transported in critical condition and died two days later on Saturday evening. The nature of the relationship between Mendez and Liriano has not been disclosed.

The Essex County District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit and Lawrence Police Department are investigating the double homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Does anyone with knowledge of activity around Erving Avenue that night or who knew either victim have information to share?