A second person has been arraigned related to the shooting that took place at a party at 261 Weir Street in Taunton on Sunday, which resulted in the shooting death of one man and injuries to seven other victims.
According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III, 25-year-old Malkiah Cunningham of New Bedford was arrested and charged with one count of Murder and seven counts of Armed Assault with intent to Murder for her role in the shooting homicide.
Court records show she pled not guilty Friday in Taunton District Court and was held without bail with a probable cause hearing scheduled for October 8th.
Cunningham also has an active case in New Bedford District Court from an offense on September 3rd on charges of Possession to Distribute a Class B Drug and Possessing Ammunition Without an FID Card. She has a pretrial hearing on October 22nd in that case.
25-year-old Sienna Barboza of New Bedford was arraigned Thursday after being arrested and charged with one count of Murder and seven counts of Armed Assault with intent to Murder for her role in the shooting homicide.
Barboza pled not guilty and is being held with a probable cause hearing scheduled for October 7th.
According to WCVB, Barboza was allegedly not at the party but was inside a vehicle when she fired the shots that struck victims who were outside beneath a tent.
Authorities are looking for a third suspect.
The 8 identified victims injured in the shooting, all in their early twenties, were transported to various local hospitals for treatment. One of the victims, identified as 22-year-old, Zirovick Depina of Brockton, was later pronounced deceased. Of the remaining victims, one was last known to be in serious but stable condition and the remaining victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation into this matter remains active and ongoing by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office along with Taunton Police. No further information is available at this time.
