A man was critically wounded in a carjacking attempt at a hotel in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A man from Methuen, 24-year-old Dexon Justabe, was arrested on charges including armed carjacking and assault, Haverhill police said Thusday.
The man who was shot, a 20-year-old from Lawrence, was wounded multiple times and was listed in critical condition after being rushed to a local hospital, according to police. He wasn't identified.
The incident at the Hampton Inn by Interstate 495 and the Merrimack River was reported about 4:17 p.m., police said.
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It wasn't immediately clear if Justabe had an attorney who could speak to the charges he faces or when he was due to appear in court.
Police, who were still investigating what happened, were asking anyone with information about the incident to call detectives at 978-373-1212 x1562.
