Carlos Bello, a 31-year-old Hispanic father and mechanic from Methuen, Massachusetts, was shot and killed in the early morning of January 29, 2023. Police were called to reports of gunfire in the Haverhill Street area at about 2:06 a.m., and a short time later a man with a gunshot wound arrived at a local hospital. He was identified as Carlos Bello and pronounced dead at Lawrence General Hospital. Loved ones described him as having an infectious smile and being the life of the party.

State Police detectives assigned to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office worked the investigation with Methuen and Lawrence police. Two suspects were identified: 17-year-old Adrian Isabel of Methuen surrendered the Tuesday after the shooting and was charged with murder; a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf and he was held without bail. A second suspect, 22-year-old Kelvin Francisco-Perez of Lawrence, was arrested the next day at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Customs and Border Protection and Port Authority Police and charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and armed robbery; Massachusetts authorities moved to extradite him from New York.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything around Haverhill Street that night that could help investigators?