Overview
- Police officers responded to a radio call and discovered an unresponsive person inside 25 Malta Street, a Mattapan rental, and a police report and autopsy identified a single gunshot wound.
- Family members have identified the victim as 18-year-old Yoseliani Marte and her mother has said the death was an act of domestic violence and that she believes she knows who is responsible.
- Boston Police Department’s homicide unit is leading the active investigation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is finishing tests to determine the official manner of death, and no arrests have been announced.
- City property records show the seven-bedroom house is owned by Conan Harris, the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who does not live at the address; Pressley’s office has offered condolences to the family.
- Community members and coworkers have organized a GoFundMe and public tributes for Marte, and the link between the property and a public official has increased scrutiny while investigators limit public disclosures.