Crime & Safety

Woman Shot, Killed Outside Waltham Apartment

The Friday night shooting has prompted an investigation from the District Attorney's Office.

WALTHAM, MA — One woman is dead and an investigation is underway after a weekend shooting in Waltham.

The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said that a woman was shot and killed near a Second Avenue apartment building on Friday night.

Police responded to the parking lot around 11:30 p.m. to find a woman with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The investigation is ongoing and officials are asking the public to share any information about the shooting with Waltham police.

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