Police searching for suspect after man is fatally shot in Lynn

A Lynn man died Wednesday morning after being shot in the back, officials said.

Anthony Betancourt, 32, of Lynn was found on the sidewalk outside 72 Williams Ave. at 12:12 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the back after Lynn police officers were called for a report of shots fired, said Carrie Kimball Monahan, a spokeswoman for the Essex district attorney’s office.

Betancourt was taken to North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Monahan said.

Police have not made any arrests as of Wednesday afternoon, but the “matter is under investigation,” she said.