Woman killed in preliminary Massachusetts murder-suicide had just lost her husband, both couples were like a family

WATERTOWN – 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.

An obituary states that Abrahamian lost her husband just a few weeks ago on August 4th.

According to CBS Boston, the older couple took in the younger couple who had a baby.

The obituary also stated that Asatryan and Minasvand helped care for the Abrahamians and that the 5 were like a family.

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.