Woman Charged In Connection With Shooting Death In Meriden: Police

MERIDEN, CT — A woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Beth Ndwiga in Meriden on Monday night, according to police.

Myriah Farrar, 32, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, according to Lt. Darrin McKay.

McKay said Farrar was the woman police detained and escorted to the Meriden Police Department when a section of West Main Street was blocked off, and the SWAT team entered an apartment on West Main Street.

Police believe that Farrar and Ndwiga got into some type of confrontation and each woman was accompanied by a man at the time of the dispute, according to McKay.

McKay said reports indicate that the man who had been with the victim tried to intervene when a man who had been with Farrar pulled a firearm.

“During the altercation, we believe that Farrar was stabbed with a knife prior to Ndwiga’s being shot,” McKay wrote in a news release.

McKay said the investigation is “still very much” active and detectives are working “numerous strong leads” that have developed a “male person of interest” who police are actively looking to speak with.

“We do have reason to believe that the male whom we’re looking for was actively involved in the incident which resulted in Beth Ndwiga’s death; however, at this time so as not to jeopardize our investigation, I cannot release any further information as to our investigatory efforts,” McKay wrote.

McKay said police will provide an update when any new developments, such as additional arrests, take place.

“I do appreciate all of your patience in this matter as our number one priority is apprehending the person responsible for the death of Beth Ndwiga,” McKay wrote.