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19-year-old mourned after shooting death in Lawrence

Angie Aristy was pronounced dead at Lawrence General Hospital, prosecutors say

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Loved ones are mourning the death of a young woman who was shot Wednesday night in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

The 19-year-old, identified as Angie Aristy, was found suffering from gunshot wounds at a residence on Howard Street near Pleasant Street on Wednesday night, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office.

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Aristy was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, officials said.

There have not been any arrests made yet.

"She was loved," said Leamsi Guzman, Aristy's girlfriend. "She was cared for."

Guzman says they were in a car when the shots came out of nowhere.

"The only thing I remember is just her face," said Guzman. "Like, her face was pale white."

A shooting Wednesday night left a 19-year-old woman dead, and authorities are looking for the person responsible.

Aristy was killed. Guzman was not hurt.

"Nobody could understand the love I had for her," she said. "It's something that's indescribable, she was my world."

The shooting happened on Howard Street, where John Alon-Torres was staying with a friend. He says he ran to the scene and found the young woman in an SUV.

"I lift up her shirt and I see a bullet hole," he recalled.

He says she was unconscious.

"I grab her out of the car, I put her on the floor, I start doing compressions," said Alon-Torres.

He says he tried his best, but couldn't revive her.

"I want to say sorry to the family," he said. "I couldn't do more."

Guzman says she has no idea who would have opened fire and why.

Investigators haven't said if the two were targeted, or if this was a random act of violence.

"She did nothing to deserve this," said Guzman. "You guys need to stop the gun violence, this is hurting families. She was a family girl, she wasn't from the streets."

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