Hector Mota Arraigned for Murder of Hugo Delrosario

Written By Michael Keefe-Feldman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LAWRENCE, Mass. – January 12, 2026 – On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Hugo Delrosario, 27, of Lawrence, was pronounced deceased on scene following a fatal shooting at 154 Essex Street in Lawrence. In Haverhill this morning, Hector Mota, 18, of Haverhill, was arrested and charged with the murder of Delrosario. Mota was arraigned on the murder charge today in Lawrence District Court by the Hon. Mark Sullivan. Mota was also arraigned on one count of carrying a loaded firearm without a license and one count of carrying a firearm without a license.

Mota was ordered held without bail. He is slated to return to court for a probable cause hearing on Thursday, February 5, 2026.

All suspects and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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