Overview
- Police responded to a reported disturbance at 26 Beacon St. just after 8:30 a.m., found a 47-year-old woman with a gunshot wound and took her to a nearby hospital where she later died.
- A person of interest was detained for questioning at the scene and is known to the victim, but no formal charges have been announced.
- The Suffolk County district attorney’s office confirmed the fatality and said investigators are actively probing the case with limited details released publicly.
- Initial reports say a verbal argument may have occurred and that a gun was involved, but police have not publicly confirmed motive or the exact sequence of events.
- Investigators are collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, and authorities have signaled they will release further information as the probe progresses.