Man fatally shot at Lawrence restaurant

By Jillian Jorgensen, Globe Correspondent

A man with a gun entered a Lawrence restaurant last night and shot another man multiple times, killing him, police said early today.

The slaying was reported at about 9:30 p.m. at the La Bahia restaurant on Newbury Street, said Lawrence Police Chief John Romero.

The victim, a man in his late twenties, was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, Romero said. Police did not identify the victim, pending notification of his relatives.

Romero said police were questioning a "person of interest" who had taken a cab to and from the restaurant around the time of the shooting.

An entire block of Newbury Street was cordoned off with yellow police tape after the slaying this evening. Numerous police cars were parked on the street, blue lights flashing. But the neon signs in the window of the restaurant still glowed, beckoning customers.

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