Boston police fatally shoot person linked to carjacking
A Boston police officer shot a person in a automobile that was fleeing an alleged carjacking close to Columbus Avenue in Roxbury late Wednesday night time, police stated.
The person who was shot was taken to a neighborhood hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox stated on the scene.
“Our intent is never to take a life,” Cox stated, providing condolences to the sufferer’s household.
Officers have been referred to as to a carjacking at 1500 Tremont Street, Cox stated.
Officers stopped the “involved vehicle” shortly earlier than 10 pm at 10 Linwood Square, Cox stated.
As officers approached, the driving force accelerated and struck a Boston police cruiser, Cox stated. No officers have been injured.
Officers discharged their weapons, hitting the suspect, Cox stated. He was taken to a hospital the place he died, he stated.
The officers concerned within the incident have been additionally handled on the hospital however weren’t damage, officers stated.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden additionally went to the scene. “We are here under tragic and unfortunate circumstances,” he stated.
The matter is underneath energetic investigation, Hayden stated.
“There’s a lot more that we don’t know than we do know at this point, and it’s going to take us some time to really get a complete understanding,” he stated.
This creating story might be up to date when extra data turns into obtainable.
Tonya Alanez might be reached at tonya.alanez@globe.com. Follow her @talanez.
