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A July 30, 2017 house party on Bailey Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts, ended in a double shooting that killed 25-year-old Jenssy Hernandez and wounded his brother Javier, then 26. Both men were shot outside the residence; Jenssy was transported to Lawrence General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and Javier was taken to a Boston hospital and survived but later lost function of his right arm.

Authorities identified 23-year-old Jeffery Tapia of Roxbury as a suspect. Tapia was arrested at the Roxbury District Courthouse while reporting for probation and was indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on charges including murder, assault with intent to murder, and illegal possession of a firearm. He was arraigned in Salem Superior Court and ordered held without bail.

What details about that night or the people involved might help explain how the situation escalated outside the house?