A late summer shooting in Worcester left 37-year-old Juan Mendez dead. Mendez was found on the ground at the Lincoln Village Apartments on Country Club Boulevard on Saturday, September 7, 2019, suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Within days investigators identified two suspects and police arrested 24-year-old Juan Gutierrez and 21-year-old Kenneth Vazquez in connection with the shooting. Authorities said they did not believe the shooting was random. Gutierrez was charged with murder, resisting arrest, and possession of Class A and Class B drugs with intent to distribute, and held on an outstanding warrant. Vazquez was charged with murder, resisting arrest, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID card. Both were scheduled for arraignment in Worcester District Court.

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