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North Central MA Is Scene Of Police Shooting Death In Drug Investigation ? Attorney Sam?s Take

By Altman & Altman

In Massachusetts, anything can be considered a dangerous weapon if it is used to commit assault and battery or homicide. We have discussed this many times. There are things, however, that should be clear to anyone to be a potential weapon. This would include an automobile and a gun. In the north-central part of the state, the town of Asby, these two weapons came confronted each other. The gun won. The gun was fired by a plainclothes State Police trooper( whose name has not been released and hereinafter, ?Mystery Trooper?). Mystery Trooper shot and killed a man who was allegedly driving a motor vehicle in his direction...placing Mystery Trooper in fear, according to the authorities. Mystery Trooper had been conducting a drug surveillance in the area, when he noticed activity he deemed ?suspicious? from a silver Nissan Maxima inside of which was a lone lone male occupant...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).