Crime & Safety
Women Charged With Serious Crimes After Shooting and Fight At Mansfield Home
The most serious charge is attempted murder, police said.

MANSFIELD, CT - A Mansfield woman and a pair of women from Willimantic are facing serious criminal charges after a shooting in town on Wednesday, state police documents indicate.
The incident at 137 Spring Hill Road with a fight at about 8 p.m. Wednesday over a man, according to police documents.
Maria Fiasconaro, 27, of Boulder Lane in Mansfield, fought with the eventual victim according to police documents.
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Fiasconaro was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace, according to police documents.
A friend of Fiasconaro's sister, 46-year-old Michele Martinez, of West Park Street, Willimantic, then pulled out a gun and eventually shot the victim in the head, according to police documents. Police said the victim survived.
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Martinez, who lives on West Park Street in Willimantic, was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, the criminal use of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace, according to police documents.
Dalia Acosta-Santiago, 34, of West Park Street in Willimantic, Fiasconaro's sister, was charged with first-degree assault and breach of peace, according to police documents.
The Hartford Courant reported that, after court appearances Friday, Santiago posted a $100,000 bond and Martinez was held on a $500,000 bond. The Courant reported the bond for Fiasconaro is $10,000.
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