Police are searching for a suspect accused of murder in Worcester.

A Worcester Police Department social media wanted poster says Lino Menjivar allegedly shot someone in April 2024. The poster said Menjivar should be considered armed and dangerous.

Court documents show officers received reports around 2:17 a.m. on April 13 of shots fired at 1 Allendale St. When they arrived, officers found a man lying in the road suffering from “multiple gunshot wounds.” , the documents show. Police said the victim was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The documents say officers used surveillance footage to find a car at the scene, which police say belonged to Menjivar’s roommate. The roommate allegedly told police he had not seen Menjivar or the car the day before the shooting, documents state.

Officers also found a witness, according to the documents, who told police he was with Menjivar the day before the shooting and that the two often parked on Allendale Street to drink. Police said the witness told them Menjivar arrived at his home early on the morning of April 16 and told the witness he was “in trouble and needed to get away.”

“Menjivar also stated to the witness that a black male approached him while Menjivar was sitting in his car on 04-13-2024,” the documents said. “The man was walking around Menjivar’s car and had his hand in his pocket as if he had a firearm. Menjivar told the witness that he shot the man while he was still in the car and emptied his clip.”

The Worcester murder suspect allegedly fled to Virginia, police said

The document said Menjivar then allegedly asked the witness to drive him to Virginia, and the witness complied.

Police said they found the car on April 20. The driver told police Menjivar gave him the car for free, documents show.

“Menjivar told the known operator that he had shot someone and that he no longer wanted to worry about the vehicle,” court documents said.

Menjivar faces charges of murder, carrying a weapon without a license, carrying a loaded weapon and discharging a weapon within 500 meters of a home. In the wanted poster, he is seen with a tattoo on his face above his left eyebrow. His last known location is Virginia, the poster says.

Worcester Police urged anyone with information on Menjivar’s whereabouts to contact them at (508) 779-8651.

The Worcester Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Lino Menjivar, who is wanted in connection with a homicide on April 13, 2024. pic.twitter.com/KgMhYXytc9

— Worcester PD (@WorcesterPD) November 13, 2024

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