On the night of December 27, 2023, 19-year-old Kyle Mel was fatally shot on Camden Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, around 10:20 p.m. He and 16-year-old Isaiah Acevedo were found near a gas station with gunshot wounds and were taken to North Shore Medical Center, where both were pronounced dead. Mel was a junior at Lynn Classical High School and was remembered by his family as kind, respectful, energetic, very close to his mother, and someone who wanted to become a rapper; his father described him as a good son who listened and helped others.

Authorities described the shooting as targeted and said it was believed to be retaliation for a shooting the previous night outside a Pizza Hut on State Street that injured three people. The back-to-back violence prompted outrage in the community, a large vigil for the two victims, and extra support and police presence in Lynn schools.

Does anyone have information about Kyle’s last known movements or the Camden Street area that night?