Cambridge police justified in deadly shooting, judge says
The judge said the officers faced an imminent armed threat and were not criminally responsible, closing the case without charges.
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New video shows deadly police-involved shooting in Cambridge, judge rules officers’ actions justified - Boston News, Weather, Sports
New police body camera video released Friday shows the moment two Cambridge police officers shot and killed a man who was armed with a gun on August 21. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan released the video as part of a completed judicial inquest hearing, when a judge found the two officers decision to fire their weapons was “objectively reasonable.” William Woodworth, 64, was killed in the incident in an alley way near Central Squar…
2 Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting of 64-year-old man, judge rules
Officers Involved in August Fatal Shooting Will Not Face Charges as Inquest Concludes
A district judge found that the actions of the Cambridge police officers who fatally shot a man in August were “objectively reasonable,” at the conclusion of a judicial inquest process, according to a Thursday announcement by Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan.
Cambridge police officers were justified in fatal shooting of armed man, inquest finds - The Boston Globe
“Any reasonable police officer in their position would reasonably believe that both the officers and civilians were in imminent danger," a judge wrote.
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