LYNN – A house-party on Lawton Avenue turned into a crime scene on Sunday, after one man was stabbed and dozens of others fought a pitched battle in the street.Four party-goers were arrested, including Andres Javier, 19, of 139 Alley St., Lynn, Hayk Arustamyan, 19, of 42 Cabot St., Beverly, Diedre Kelley-Snow, 21, of 72 Bayview St., Salem, and Travis Sanchez, 23, of 15 Wardwell Ave., Lynn. Each suspect was charged with disorderly conduct, failure to disperse and resisting arrest. All are expected to be arraigned today at Lynn District Court.According to the police, all available cruisers responded to a party at 129 Lawton Ave., around 4:30 a.m., where nearly 40 people were found standing outside, and many more were pouring out of the front door.Officers said dozens of people were fighting with each other and the inside of the house was so congested with party-goers, that it was difficult to maneuver around. An unidentified stabbing victim was also found inside, bleeding profusely from a stomach wound, with pools of blood on the floor.As officers tended to the victim and waited for medical professionals to arrive, several groups allegedly began fighting with each other outside. The victim then allegedly became uncooperative and started a fight with another person, ran away from the police and was eventually caught. In the process, officers? uniforms became coated with the victim?s blood.At the height of the melee, police say between 75-100 people had gathered outside, refusing to disperse and fighting with each other. The victim was taken to Salem Hospital for treatment.Anyone with information about the stabbing is urged to call the police at 781-595-2000. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by texting the word tiplynn and the information to tip411 or 847411. In addition, tips can be submitted through the department?s website, www.lynnpolice.org and clicking on the submit tip icon.
