Timeline 1970-1990
Boston, MA
January 31,1988
Killed in Jamaica Plain. Donald Johnson was shot dead by police while he was driving a stolen bus. Read More
Boston, MA
May 1986
Mancuso was shot in the back of the head by Boston Police officer Joseph Quinn after police said Mancuso stole a vehicle, led police on a short car chase, and then lunged at Quinn with a knife. Mancuso died several days later. Read More
Boston, MA
September 1983
Authorities say the man killed by Boston police after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in a stolen car last week has been identified as Stephenson King, 39, of Dorchester. Read More
Boston, MA
July 15,1980
Authorities say a man armed with a knife was killed in a police shooting in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read More
Boston, MA
January 29, 1975
In January 1975 two white undercover Boston police officers gunned down an innocent black man at the Mission Hill housing project, and then were accused along with other Boston police in a bungled scheme to cover it up. Read More
Boston, MA
1974
Brought to our attention by members of his family who say Charles Phillip Barton was murdered by the Boston Police Department in 1974 in the Fenway near the muddy river. Read More
Boston, MA
March, 1973
Nathaniel Smith was shot and killed by Boston Police patrolman Thomas Clifford after a car chase. Read More
Boston, MA
June, 1972
Johnson, a 16-year-old, was shot and killed by a Boston policeman in the South End while running away from authorities. Read More