Overview

• Jose Luis Sanchez, 27, was arraigned Monday in Essex Superior Court on a murder charge in the 2022 death of Luis Mendez, 38.
• Prosecutors say Mendez was shot during a basement house party at 210 Market Street in Lawrence on April 25, 2022.
• Sanchez was returned to Massachusetts from the Dominican Republic in June through a coordinated effort by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, the Essex County Sheriff's Office, and the Lawrence Police Department.
• A grand jury indicted Sanchez in August, according to legal filings.
• Court records list Nov. 14 as the next hearing date, and authorities have not publicly outlined a motive or detailed evidence in the case.