Massachusetts District Attorney: Two killed in apparent murder-suicide with child present

MARLBOROUGH – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Chief of Police David Giorgi have confirmed the ongoing investigation into an apparent murder-suicide that occurred this morning in Marlborough.

At just after 10:00 a.m., Marlborough police received a call for a shooting at a Rice Street residence. Upon arrival, police located two females and a child outside who reported that there had been an apparent shooting of their female roommate inside the home. Once inside, police located a 28-year-old female resident of the home and a 29-year-old male, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

The preliminary investigation suggests that the two decedents had been in a dating relationship. Last night the male had allegedly threatened the female at his home. The female party returned to her Rice Street home this morning. Shortly before 10:05 a.m. the male came to the female’s home, forcing entry through a window. Once inside the male again threatened the female before shooting her and then himself.

The DA’s office has identified the deceased as 28-year-old Kethlen Paula Alves Trindade DaRocha and 29-year-old Marlon Moreira Costa.

This is an open and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and Marlborough Police.