State Police Add Methuen Man to Most Wanted for Lawrence Murder

Today, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section added YSSAEL LANTIGUA-ALECON, 34, of Methuen to their Most Wanted list.

On the night of May 1, 2015, the Lawrence Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at Bali’s Restaurant located at 59 Essex Street in Lawrence. Responding officers discovered a male victim on the floor in the bathroom suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation by the Essex County State Police Detective Unit and the Lawrence Police Department Detective Unit resulted in an arrest warrant being issued for LANTIGUA-ALECON for Murder and related Firearms charges. LANTIGUA-ALECON has at least six aliases and has obtained fraudulent identities in the past. He was living in Methuen at the time of the murder and should be considered Armed and Dangerous.

If anyone has any information related to the whereabouts of YSSAEL LANTIGUA-ALECON, please contact the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section at 1-800-KAPTURE (1-800-527-8873).