One Dead, Seven Others Injured After Shooting at Taunton House Party
One dead and seven injured after a house party shooting on Weir Street in Taunton. Officials identified the deceased as 22-year-old Zirovick Depina of Brockton.
One person is dead and seven others were injured after a shooting at a house party in Taunton, Massachusetts, early Sunday, according to CBS Boston and NBC Boston, both citing Taunton Police and Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. The fatality was confirmed in updated reporting after Taunton Police’s initial release on the shooting had said there were no known fatalities.
Officers Respond to Weir Street Home
Taunton Police received several 911 calls around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, reporting shots fired and multiple people shot in the area of Weir and Sumner streets, according to a police release issued through John Guilfoil Public Relations. Responding officers determined the shooting occurred at a home on Weir Street near its intersection with Sumner Street, where they located multiple gunshot victims.
Eight Shot, One Fatally
Police identified eight shooting victims from the gathering, all in their early twenties, CBS Boston and NBC Boston reported. Zirovick Depina, 22, of Brockton, was pronounced dead early Sunday morning. Of the surviving victims, one is in serious but stable condition, and the remaining six suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to Bristol County DA Thomas Quinn.
Multiple victims were taken to area hospitals by ambulance, police said. Investigators also learned that other victims had left the scene and sought medical treatment on their own, which is why the full victim count wasn’t established in Taunton Police’s initial release.
Local and State Police Investigate
The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office is investigating alongside Taunton Police, with the State Police Crime Scene Services Section assisting at the scene. CBS Boston reported that the DA’s office did not say whether any arrests had been made.
The investigation remains active. Anyone with information is asked to call the Taunton Police Department.
This report is based on reporting from CBS Boston and NBC Boston, both citing Taunton Police and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, and an initial Taunton Police release via John Guilfoil Public Relations.
MaxCrime has covered other recent weekend shootings at social gatherings and residential areas, including a shooting during a Fresno backyard celebration and a weekend triple shooting in Buford, Georgia. Additional local crime reporting is available in MaxCrime’s Crime News section.
