The deaths by gunshot of three people on Boyd Street in Watertown are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. The three were identified, and the DA’s office said the couple had a young child, who was not there at the time of the shootings.
The bodies were discovered on Aug. 31. WCVB Channel 5 reported that District Attorney Marian Ryan said, the older woman lived on one floor of the home, while the other two lived together with their newborn baby on the bottom floor in a separate living area of the same unit, and that the baby was not present during the time of the shooting.
The DA’s office released the following statement on Sept. 2.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Watertown Police Chief Justin Hanrahan have confirmed that the deaths of three people at a Boyd Street residence that occurred over the weekend are being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide.
The preliminary investigation suggests that Nadia Abrahamian, 80, and Karine Asatryan, 35, were shot and killed by David Minasvand, 31 inside their home. After shooting the two women, David Minasvand died by an apparently self-inflicted gunshot. The three victims were the only ones present in the unit, where they all lived, at the time of the shooting.
The family has asked that this Office convey their request for privacy.
This remains an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and Watertown Police. This is an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety.