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Boston District Attorney Declares Shooting Death Amid Gunfight Was Suicide, Not Homicide

By Altman & Altman

There comes a time when any Boston criminal defense attorney is knocked almost speechless. Almost. Fortunately, this one can still write when that happens. It would appear that the law enforcement entities have come together and resolved several of the questions posed in yesterday?s Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog. The solution, though, reminds me of a famous escape scene from the movie ?Blazing Saddles?, when the hero of the story, a black sheriff, is out-gunned and he puts his own gun to his head and says, ?Make one move and the (?N-word?) get?s it!? On the other hand...anything is possible. I am referring to the findings announced yesterday by the Suffolk County District Attorney that 19-year old, apparently Cape Veridan, Manuel D. (hereinafter, the ?Deceased?) shot himself in the head, killing himself, because police officers wanted to talk to him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).