Zharia Wilcox, 24, was found fatally shot in a parking lot beside an apartment building on Second Avenue in Waltham on the night of August 2, 2024. Emergency responders arrived about 11:30 p.m., and Wilcox was pronounced dead at the scene. Reported accounts place the origin of the violence in a personal dispute while Wilcox was staying at the apartment of her partner, Melanie Williams, 30.

Surveillance footage and witness statements describe an altercation that began inside the building, with Williams striking Wilcox, then with Williams, Kaire Holman, 31, of Quincy, and Curtessa Franklin allegedly beating Wilcox and leading her out toward the adjacent parking lot. Witnesses then reported hearing sounds consistent with gunshots. Ballistics testing later matched two projectiles recovered from Wilcox to a .380 firearm registered to Holman; ammunition of the same caliber was found in Holman’s vehicle and apartment, and texts two days after the shooting allegedly referenced the firearm’s use.

All three women were arrested; Williams was initially charged August 5, 2024, with assault and battery on a household or family member before authorities upgraded charges to first-degree murder, and Holman and Franklin were also charged with first-degree murder. Does anyone have information about the relationship dynamics or events that night that could help clarify what happened?