‘Horrific’ drive-by killings of young Massachusetts mom and infant son lead to arrest in Puerto Rico

Background: Jessiah Mercado holding her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz (GoFundMe). Inset: Murder suspect Lance Morales (U.S. Marshals Service).

Background: Jessiah Mercado holding her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz (GoFundMe). Inset: Murder suspect Lance Morales (U.S. Marshals Service).

A Massachusetts mom and her 4-month-old son were killed in what authorities are calling a “senseless and heinous” drive-by shooting in Connecticut earlier this month — leading to a manhunt by cops and U.S. Marshals, who arrested the suspect in Puerto Rico on Saturday.

Lance Benuet Morales, 23, is accused of murdering 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her son, Messiah Diaz, while they were driving in Hartford, Connecticut, on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Morales also allegedly shot another person, who survived, prompting charges of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, and murder with special circumstances. He fled to Puerto Rico sometime between Nov. 19 and Saturday, with cops calling on him to surrender at a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

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