Crime & Safety
Middlesex County DA: Victim Identified In Malden Fatal Shooting
MALDEN - Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis have confirmed the identity of Saturday's fatal ...
November 22, 2021
MALDEN - Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis have confirmed the identity of Saturday’s fatal shooting victim as Daquelle Matthews, 22 of Boston.
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On November 20, 2021, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Malden police responded to a 911 call reporting shots being fired in front of a 7-Eleven located on Salem Street in Malden. Preliminary investigation suggests that Daquelle Matthews allegedly had a brief interaction with multiple individuals in front of the 7-Eleven convenience store when one of them opened fire, striking Matthews. The nature of that interaction is subject of the ongoing investigation. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Sunday, November 21, 2021, the Office of the Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death to be homicide by gunshot wounds.
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The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Malden Police Department continue to investigate and urge members of the public with information about this incident to contact Malden Police at 781-322-1212.
No arrests have been made at this time.
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