A Mattapan rental home owned by the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley became a homicide scene after police found an 18-year-old woman fatally shot inside the property.
The address is tied to Conan Harris, Pressley’s husband, who owns the eight-bedroom, four-bath multi-family rental building in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood.
The first public details from police were stark. Officers found someone at the property with what appeared to be a fatal single gunshot wound. The victim’s name came later from her family.
Her mother, Elenie Ocasio, identified her as Yoseliani Marte, 18, in a GoFundMe created Sunday.
Ocasio wrote on the fundraising page that her daughter had been killed “as a result of domestic violence,” but did not provide additional details.
BPD placed the response at about 1:52 p.m. Saturday, and the case is now with homicide detectives.
Over the weekend, crime scene tape surrounded the house while officers were seen standing guard at the door.
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The fatal shooting was not the first time the address allegedly drew police. A neighbor told the Globe that BPD raided the home two months earlier, before the property hit the market for $1.15 million.
Harris posted publicly after the shooting, offering sympathy to Marte’s family while assuring people that his own family was safe.
“Thank you everyone for the care and concern, our family is safe,” the statement read. “My heart goes out to the family that lost a loved one today in Mattapan.”
Pressley’s office also responded after the homicide investigation began.
“The Congresswoman extends her deepest condolences to the impacted family,” a spokesperson stated.
Harris’ public profile has long included his post-prison work. After 10 years behind bars for drug trafficking, he was cited as a “successful re-entry” example and went on to work as a City of Boston safety consultant and lead the community outreach nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper in Boston.
The Mattapan case was one of several recent criminal matters involving relatives of prominent political figures.
In Hawaii, the older brother of former National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was accused of trying to lure children to a Waikiki hotel room.
KITV reported Friday that Honolulu police identified the suspect as Batarti Gabbard, 55, and tied the charge to an alleged July 12 encounter at a hotel pool area.
Police labeled the hotel-pool allegation a “Stranger Danger Incident,” and the charge filed against Gabbard was second-degree custodial interference.
“On July 12, 2026, Honolulu police opened an investigation after receiving a report of a stranger danger incident that occurred at a Waikīkī hotel pool area,” police stated.
The allegation centered on Gabbard offering gum and money to children, including a 9-year-old boy, if they returned with him to his hotel room.
“He also asked the children for their names and wrote them in a notebook. The children refused, and the man walked away,” law enforcement alleged.
A woman alerted police to the alleged encounter, according to KITV.
Gabbard’s parents said their son had struggled with mental issues in the past but had been doing well for the last decade before his behavior recently changed.
“Our oldest son Bhakti has had mental issues in the past but has been doing well for the last 10 years. Several days ago, he started acting erratically, as a result of smoking pot.
His wife kicked him out of the house, so he’s been sleeping on the streets. He gave away his car to a homeless person; lost his ID and phone and has no money. He’s renamed himself, Batarti, and also Jim Morrison Jr., as he’s having delusions of being a rock star.”
According to the family, a relative later got him to a hospital for a psychological evaluation. They said he told the doctor his bloodwork would show cocaine and pot, and he was admitted for a 72-hour monitoring hold.
A separate alleged theft case also put Gabbard in court Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty, according to the New York Post.
“He is scheduled back in court for the theft charge on Aug. 14. No date has been set for the custodial interference case,” the outlet said.
The case surfaced after Tulsi Gabbard had already left the Trump administration, resigning as DNI in June and citing her husband’s illness.
The political-family crime blotter also reached California wine country, where 86-year-old Paul Pelosi is facing a hit-and-run case from Fourth of July weekend.
The filing from Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley included misdemeanor hit-and-run driving and an infraction for an unlawful turn, according to reports.
Because the alleged hit-and-run involved property damage only, the maximum punishment is six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine.
The crash marked another Napa County legal issue for Pelosi, the San Francisco-based venture capitalist married to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for more than 60 years.
He was arrested in May 2022 for DUI after a crash in Napa County. He later pleaded guilty, served two days in jail instead of a possible five and received three years of probation.
Police said alcohol was not a factor this time, with testing showing Pelosi’s blood alcohol content at zero.
Sheriff’s office accounts cited in reports describe Pelosi’s brown Maserati convertible hitting a parked Tesla in Yountville before he allegedly paused and left. A witness called 911.
The damaged Maserati later turned up on Yountville Cross Road, partly blocking a driveway, with major front passenger-side damage, according to the California Post.
Pelosi reportedly told police he thought he had struck something but did not know what it was, according to the Post.
A spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi and her husband said he had apologized to the vehicle’s owner.
“Mr. Paul Pelosi has personally apologized to the owner of the vehicle and assured them that he would take responsibility for the damage to their vehicle,” the spokesperson told the Post. “Speaker Pelosi will not be commenting further on this private matter.”
