Mark A. Cavallaro, 56, died on Thursday, June 6, 2024, after being shot in Bedford, Massachusetts. He and his longtime partner, Thelma Tatten, were both shot in a car on Washington Street; Thelma died in the vehicle and Mark died after being taken to the hospital. Investigators say their 24-year-old daughter, Jessica Cavallaro, allegedly returned home from work that morning citing a panic attack, was picked up by her parents, taken to a boyfriend’s home on Washington Street, and after about 30 minutes shot both parents in the head while they were in the car preparing to go to breakfast. Jessica Cavallaro was arrested at the scene and is being held without bail; she was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and is due back in court on August 20. The handgun used belonged to her boyfriend and Jessica did not have a license to carry a firearm.

Mark was born in Waltham on June 25, 1967, and lived in Bedford. He worked as a laborer for MacLeod & Moynihan and later at the Edinburgh Center in Bedford serving people with mental, intellectual, and developmental disabilities; he had recently received a Shining Star award. He is survived by his mother, Gail Cavallaro, a son Ryan Tatten, daughter Jessica Cavallaro, and grandson Jamison Tatten. A private graveside service was held at Mount Feake Cemetery in Waltham.

If anyone knew Mark or has information about the events on Washington Street that morning, please share what you know.