A 19-year-old Lowell man has been ordered held without bail on Friday, accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Nathaniel Fabian in the city, officials said.
Fabian, of Lowell, was found suffering from a gunshot wound at 10:28 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Loring Street and Westford Street, according to the office of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Timmy Chan is facing charges of murder, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of ammunition in connection with Fabian’s killing.
A preliminary investigation indicates that on the night of the shooting, Fabian had exchanged multiple text messages with his ex-girlfriend and several other people, including Chan, regarding social media posts, Ryan’s office said in a statement.
“After numerous interviews and reviewing phone records and surveillance video, detectives learned that the parties involved allegedly arranged to meet in the area where the shooting occurred,” the statement read. “Upon arriving at the meet up location, the defendant allegedly fired a gun striking the victim before fleeing the scene.”
Chan arrived at the Lowell Police Department Thursday night and was arrested without incident, according to the district attorney’s office.
During Chan’s arraignment Friday in Lowell District Court, Judge Ellen Caulo ordered him to be held without bail. He is slated to return to court on Nov. 12.
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