A New Hampshire man was arrested Tuesday in Lawrence and now faces a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a temple in Lowell on Saturday, officials announced.
Paul Garcia, 38, of Dover, New Hampshire, is also charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by discharge of a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Lowell Police Superintendent Greg Hudon said in a joint statement.
On Saturday at around 4:53 a.m., Lowell police learned of shots fired in the parking lot of the Swaminarayan Temple on Middlesex Street. When officers arrived they found 30 people had gathered in the parking lot and were directed to two men who had been shot, according to the statement. Both men were taken to a hospital.
