Diva Ayuso, 32, was fatally shot on the evening of February 18, 2023, in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Police responded just after 8:46 PM to a ShotSpotter activation on Fermoy Heights Avenue and found Ayuso with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a mother to a 12-year-old son and an employee of the Massachusetts Environmental Police who had received a citation for outstanding performance in 2022.

Boston police later identified 20-year-old Stepheon Wells of South Boston as a suspect and announced a warrant charging him with murder and firearm offenses in June 2023; authorities described him as about 5 feet 3 inches tall and 125 pounds and warned he might be armed. On June 30, 2023, members of the Boston Police Fugitive Unit arrested Wells in the Fenway area and he was expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court. Ayuso’s family said they did not know the suspect and described her as a very happy, joyful, outgoing person whose death is a huge loss.

If anyone knew Diva, saw activity on Fermoy Heights Avenue that night, or has information about the case, please come forward.