Suheill Ortiz was 21 when she was shot and killed in Worcester, Massachusetts, during a gathering at a boarding house on Oread Street. The shooting occurred around 1:20 a.m. on December 10, 2019. Suheill was visiting friends with her sister when a man at the get-together reportedly pulled out a gun; emergency responders found her with a gunshot wound and she later died at a local hospital.

Witnesses at the scene identified 37-year-old Djarflo Irving as the person who shot Suheill. Irving was arrested and charged with manslaughter, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without a license, and was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing. Family members described Suheill as a great mother, daughter, sister, and friend; they also set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.