Coverage dated November 12, 2026

Suspect arrested in L.A. months after deadly East Boston shooting

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A man wanted on a murder charge over a deadly August shooting in East Boston was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles, Boston police said. The shooting on Meridian Street near Condor Street early Sunday, Aug. 2, left 21-year-old Joseph Gabriel Lucas Gomez dead. The U.S.

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Suspect arrested in L.A. months after deadly East Boston shooting (opens NBC Boston)
Published Nov 12, 2026
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A man wanted on a murder charge over a deadly August shooting in East Boston was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles, Boston police said. The shooting on Meridian Street near Condor Street early Sunday, Aug. 2, left 21-year-old Joseph Gabriel Lucas Gomez dead. The U.S.
The Boston Globe
Man charged with murder in East Boston shooting arrested in California (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Nov 12, 2026
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Hamilton Mejia-Lainez, 24, was arrested in California earlier this week and extradited to Massachusetts on Wednesday.