Overview
- Police found an unresponsive person inside a second-floor unit at 25 Malta Street and later confirmed the cause of death as a single gunshot wound following an autopsy, a discovery that occurred on Saturday.
- Family members have identified the victim as 18-year-old Yoseliani “Liani” Marte and her mother has publicly accused an assailant and described the death as an act of domestic violence.
- Property records show the Mattapan rental is owned solely by Conan Harris, the husband of Representative Ayanna Pressley, and the couple do not live at the listed address which is on the market.
- Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading an active investigation, the medical examiner has not yet ruled on an official manner of death, and police have not named suspects or made arrests.
- Rep. Pressley’s office offered condolences to the family, a GoFundMe organized by Marte’s mother has raised community donations to help cover burial costs, and officials say further forensic testing could lead to charges or new public updates.