Woman, believed to be suspect's mother, pronounced dead at scene; supposed father sustained life-threatening injuries
A Massachusetts woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she shot two people believed to be her parents, one of them fatally, a county district attorney said.
The woman, 24, was arrested in Bedford on murder, assault and battery, and unlawful possession of a weapon charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a news conference. Bedford is about 20 miles northwest of Boston.
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The woman was expected to appear in district court in Concord Thursday afternoon, Ryan said. It wasn't immediately known if she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
A Massachusetts woman has been arrested for shooting two people believed to be her parents, killing one of them.
Ryan said police had gotten a 911 call in the morning from someone who said the woman came inside their home and told them about the shootings. That person went outside and found a man and a woman suffering from gunshots in a car parked nearby, Ryan said.
The woman, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, also 56, was suffering from life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, Ryan said.
A gun was recovered from the scene, Ryan said.
