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New York Homicide Suspect Fatally Shot by Police in Western Mass.

  • On Wednesday night, law enforcement fatally shot Brandon William Hampson, a 55-year-old homicide suspect, at the French King Restaurant & Motel on 129 French King Highway in Erving, Massachusetts.
  • Authorities tracking a homicide suspect from Suffolk County, New York, located Hampson at the Erving motel after developing information he was in the area and his car was found outside.
  • When confronted by officers, Hampson allegedly ignored verbal commands to drop a sharp object and charged toward them; officers discharged their firearms, striking the individual.
  • Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early assumed oversight of the investigation after Hampson was pronounced dead at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield to avoid perceived conflict of interest.
  • Erving Police Chief Robert Holst joined officials on Thursday at the Erving Police Department to reassure the public that the town remains a safe place as the incident remains under investigation.
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Western Mass News broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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