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Watertown Triple Shooting Investigated as Apparent Murder-Suicide After DA Names Victims

Prosecutors say a 31-year-old man killed two women before taking his own life.

Overview

  • The Middlesex District Attorney said preliminary evidence indicates David Minasvand, 31, fatally shot Nadia Abrahamian, 80, and Karine Asatryan, 35, before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
  • Watertown police discovered the three during a well-being check around 10 a.m. Sunday at a Boyd Street residence where all of them lived.
  • Officials said the deaths appear to be an isolated incident with no threat to public safety, and investigators determined no one else was in the home.
  • St. James Armenian Church’s pastor said all three were active in the parish and the church expects to hold a joint funeral.
  • People close to the family said the younger couple shared a baby who was unharmed and is safe.