One dead in Chelsea strip club shooting

BOSTON. An early-morning shooting yesterday at a Chelsea strip club left one man dead and two others injured, according to authorities.

The incident took place just after midnight at King Arthur’s Lounge on Beecham Street, a bumpy industrial strip off Route 99. Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley identified the homicide victim as Jeff Santiago, 28, of Everett.

According to authorities, Santiago was shot multiple times during an altercation inside the lounge. He and two other victims were transported to Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett, where Santiago was pronounced. The other two victims — ages 29 and 41 — were treated and released, Conley said.

State Police are teaming with Chelsea authorities in investigating the incident for Conley’s office.

“Our investigation into Mr. Santiago’s homicide is very active and very focused,” Conley said in a statement.

King Arthur’s, which also has a hotel attached, was the site of a major brawl in 1982 that involved a group of off-duty Everett police officers and led to the death of one man. Three officers have served prison time for their roles in that death, according to reports.