Domingo Rivera, 44, of Haverhill, was shot and killed on Bay State Road in Lawrence in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 23, 2026. Authorities did not immediately release the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting; the death was one of two unrelated death investigations opened by Lawrence officials that day.

Within a week, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for 32-year-old Edgar Morales. Massachusetts State Police detectives arrested Morales, identified in some filings as Edgar Morales-Alvarez, and on Friday, July 31, 2026, he was arraigned in Lawrence District Court on a murder charge in Rivera’s death. Morales-Alvarez pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.

Rivera’s family and the community were left seeking answers after the sudden loss. If anyone witnessed activity on Bay State Road that morning or has information about Rivera’s death, please share what is known with the Lawrence police.