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There was a heavy police presence in Breed Square Friday night following a fatal shooting. Police have issued a warrant for a Gloucester man.
By ADAM SWIFT
LYNN — A Gloucester man is being sought in the fatal Friday night shooting of a Lynn man in Breed Square.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Sean Chandler, 29, whose last known address is in Gloucester, in connection with the fatal shooting of Donald Yancy, 38, of Lynn, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office.
Lynn Police responded to 6 Breed Square, Apt. 1, at approximately 10:15 p.m. Friday, after they had been told a man had been shot there. Upon arrival, they found Yancy with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the district attorney’s office.
The victim and suspect were well known to each other and witnesses reported the pair had a disagreement immediately prior to the shooting, according to the DA.
Say Ngauv, a Breed Square resident, said he saw many police cars and flashing lights on the night of the incident and thought there might be something serious going on. He’s lived on the street for more than three years and called it a “very good neighborhood.”
“I was surprised it happened here,” he said of the shooting.
Chandler is 5’11 and weighs 180 pounds. He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, according to law enforcement officials. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Lynn Police.
The Essex County District Attorney’s office is investigating, with assistance from State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s office and Lynn Police.
Adam Swift can be reached at [email protected]. Gayla Cawley contributed to this report.