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Officer-involved shooting
Police & Fire
Mass Man Killed In Police Shootout In Maine After Multistate Chase
A 52-year-old Cape Cod man is dead after leading police on a multi-state chase before crashing his truck and charging officers with a knife, authorities said. Kenneth Ellis, whose last known address was in Hyannis, began running from New Hampshire authorities early Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, before crossing into Maine, Fryburg (Maine) police said in a news release sent to local media. Fryeburg Police Chief Aaron Mick explained what happened next. On Tuesday, the Fryeburg Police Department was notified by New Hampshire authorities that they were chasing a black pickup tru…
Police & Fire
Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man
The Berkshire County District Attorney has ruled that an officer-involved fatal shooting earlier this month in Hancock was justified. Philip Henault, 64, died on Sept. 9 after he called police to his Richmond Road home to report a fake violent assault, the prosecutor said. But when the trooper arrived, Henault was waiting on him with two butcher knives and demanded the officer kill him. "The trooper had the right to use this force that was reasonably necessary to overcome the resistance of this person who was in the process of offending him and where he had a duty to arrest," sa…
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant: Police
An active, "complex" investigation is underway for an officer-involved shooting, officials say. A Connecticut state trooper assigned to assist in a court-ordered eviction of a tenant, who lived in the small Windham County town of Brooklyn, shot and injured the tenant on Tuesday, May 9 at approximately 9:35 a.m., according to the Connecticut State Police. Troopers arrived at the residence on Tiffany Street and reported that the tenant refused to comply with the eviction and was wielding a knife. One of the troopers shot and injured the tenant during the incident. Th…
Police & Fire
Woman, 56, Dies In Officer-Involved Shooting In South Massachusetts: Police
Authorities are investigating after a 56-year-old woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Southern Massachusetts this weekend. Officers responded for a well-being check at 32 Spooner Street in Easton after a man from Ashland called police saying his mother allegedly injected herself with a dangerous amount of insulin in an attempt to commit suicide, NBC10 Boston reports. This happened around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, according to Easton Police Chief Keith Boone. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 56-year-old woman, later identified as Marianne Griffith…
Police & Fire
Springfield Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting (
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Springfield police announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, that it would open an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that happened earlier that morning. Police have released few details about what happened so far, and it's unclear what led up to the shooting. The shooting happened around 7:20 a.m. in the Woodside Terrace area, Springfield Police said in a statement. Responders took the suspect to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where he was arrested on numerous charges, authorities said. Springfield police did not release the names of the officer o…
News
Video Shows Hero Officer From Northern Westchester Fatally Shoot CT Man Who Killed 2 Cops
A chilling bodycam video shows a hero police officer who had been shot as he takes down the suspect who allegedly killed two other cops in Connecticut. The dramatic video released by the Connecticut Inspector General's Office investigating the shooting, shows the moment Bristol Police Officer Alec Iurato, who was already shot in the leg during an ambush, calls for backup and shoots and kills the alleged suspect. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 in a residential neighborhood in Bristol near the headquarters of ESPN. Iurato is a New York native who graduate…
Police & Fire
Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Springfield
Police in Western Massachusetts are investigating following an officer-involved shooting that left one shot and a police officer injured. The incident took place in Hampden County just after midnight on Thursday, Jan. 27, when a Springfield officer assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit was responding to investigate an incident when he located a suspect on Court Square Avenue, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. The suspect, an adult male, assaulted the officer with a dangerous weapon and fled on foot before entering a parking garage on the 0-100 block of…
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