Man Accused in Falmouth Cop Shootings Indicted by Grand Jury

Malik Koval being restrained after allegedly shooting two Falmouth police officers

BARNSTABLE – The man accused of shooting two Falmouth police officers this past summer has been indicted by a Barnstable County grand jury.

Malik Koval, 21, of Falmouth, is accused of armed assault to murder with a firearm, among several charges.

Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe announced the indictments on Tuesday.

On July 27, Falmouth police responded to a home on Ashley Drive for a disturbance in the street. That’s where they encountered Koval breaking bottles in the street.

Prosecutors said that as police tried to engage him he became agitated, and ran into the home at 2 Ashley Drive.

Two individuals, Marcus Maseda and Kimberly M. Koval, the mother of both men, allegedly tried to interfere with the officers’ efforts to follow Koval.

Koval eventually produced a gun and allegedly began shooting at the officers, striking Officer Don De Miranda and Officer Ryan Moore.

Both fully recovered from their injuries.

 The grand jury returned the following indictments: Malik Koval: Firearm-Armed Assault to Murder (x2) c.265 §18(b) Assault & Battery with a Firearm (x2) c.265 §15E Assault & Battery on a Police Officer (x2) c. 265 §13D Possession of a Firearm without an FID card c.269 §10(h) Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a license c.269 §10(a) & (n) Possession of Ammunition without an FID card c.269 §10(h)(1) Disturbing the Peace c.272 §53 Kimberly Koval: Assault & Battery on a Police Officer (x2) c.265 §13D Impeding a Criminal Investigation c.268 §13B Interfering with the duties of a Police Officer (common law) Marcus Maseda: Impeding a Criminal Investigation c.268 §13B Interfering with the duties of a Police Officer (common law).

An arraignment date on the indictments has not been set. Koval remains held without bail.