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A 27-year-old man was ordered held without bail Monday for allegedly shooting a house party guest to death in Lawrence in 2022 and then fleeing to the Dominican Republic, officials said.

Jose Luis Sanchez, 27, of the Dominican Republic , pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Essex Superior Court to a murder charge in connection with the slaying of Luis Mendez, 38, according to authorities and legal filings.

Sanchez was ordered held without bail, and his next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 14, records show. His lawyer couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

Prosecutors said Mendez was shot “during a house party in the basement of 210 Market Street in Lawrence on the night of April 25, 2022.”

Authorities said previously that Mendez was treated on scene and th

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