US EditionBoston Police Officer Stabbed with Sword During "Mental Health Crisis" Near Northeastern University
Police said the man attacked an EMS clinician and an officer with a sword before officers used a Taser and their guns, injuring several responders.
- On Saturday, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said officers fatally shot a suspect on Hemenway Street near Northeastern University following a chaotic incident involving a man armed with a sword.
- Police initially responded to a 911 call at 10:44 a.m. reporting four armed individuals threatening the caller, but officers quickly determined the person was suffering from a mental health crisis.
- After a 45-minute attempt to de-escalate, the man emerged and stabbed an officer in the arm, prompting officers to use Tasers and firearms. "He was armed with some type of sword," Cox said.
- Several officers and the Boston EMS clinician were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while the suspect was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his wounds.
- Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced his office is investigating the shooting, as is standard procedure for any incident involving an officer discharging their service weapon.
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Man shot by police in Boston after attacking officer, EMS clinician with sword
A person experiencing a mental health issue was fatally shot by police after attacking an officer and an EMS clinician with a sword Sunday afternoon, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.
Boston officer stabbed, suspect shot dead during mental health crisis response
A Boston police officer was stabbed and the suspect was shot dead after officers, EMS and a clinician responded to an apartment for a reported mental health crisis, officials said. Several other first responders were also injured. The incident happened at about 10:44 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Hemenway Street, near Northeastern University, after a man called 911 and said four people with a gun were trying to harm him, Boston Police Commis…
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Boston HeraldMan attacks Boston police, EMS with sword near Northeastern University, is shot and killed
BOSTON — A person clearly suffering from a mental health crisis attacked a police officer with a sword and was Tasered and shot, leading to his death, authorities say.
Boston police fatally shoot person who attacked officer and EMS clinician with a sword, commissioner says
A person experiencing a mental health crisis was fatally shot by police after attacking an officer and an EMS clinician on Saturday, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.
Boston Police Fatally Shoot Sword-Wielding Suspect
Boston, Massachusetts — Police fatally shot an individual armed with a sword Saturday after authorities say the person attacked officers and an emergency medical clinician during a response to a reported mental health incident. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said officers were called to a residence on Hemenway Street around midday, where the individual was initially behind a door while responders attempted to assess the situation. During…
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