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Burrell Ramsey White
Armed, Armed - Disputed, Armed: Gun

Burrell Ramsey-White, 26

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Boston, MA Tent CitySouth End August 21, 2012 Black | Male | 26 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun (Disputed) 26-year-old man of Yarmouth Street shot and killed by Boston Police a block from his home on August 21, 2012. On August 21, 2012, 26-year-old Burrell Ramsey-White was shot and killed by the Boston Police is his Tent City neighborhood. While it is still unclear exactly what happened, Burrell was stopped while driving a car and was chased on foot by police. The chase ended with Burrell being shot and killed. The police accused Burrell of having a gun, but the one they produced did not have his fingerprints on it. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Boston Globe Boston Globe Letter to Police Commisioner (Suffolk DA) Fatal Encounters Mass Live Obituary Atlanta Black Star CBS Boston Deadly Force WBUR NECN WGBH WWCVB 5 Letter from a Mourning Mother (Socialist Worker) Justice 4 Bo Blackstonian Related Cases ArmedArmed – DisputedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Armed, Armed - Disputed

Joseph M. Ramos Jr., 42

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Dartmouth, MA August 11, 2009 Latino | Male | 42 Years Old Boston Police Department Mental Health Crisis Armed (Disputed) Born May, 5, 1967, Joseph M. Ramos, Jr. was killed by Dartmouth Police on Aug. 11, 2009. He was shot by Officer Jared White after becoming disoriented and wandering through his neighborhood asking for help. Ramos’s family questioned why police used deadly force on a man who had lived most of his adult life on the street where he was shot and was known to be eccentric, but not violent. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Cape Cod Times Boston Globe South Coast Today Related Cases ArmedArmed – Disputed Boston MABoston Police Department

Armed - Disputed

Ricky Bodden, 29

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Boston, MA Roxbury December 27, 2000 Black | Male | 29 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Disputed Shot in the back of the neck by officer Kyle Wilcox on Dec. 27 in a Roxbury park. Boston Municipal Police officer fired at 29-year-old Ricky Bodden of Dorchester. The shooting occurred after Bodden allegedly ran when the officer tried to question him outside a Dorchester park. The force patrols city-owned buildings. Witness made statements alleging Bodden never pulled a gun on Officer Wilcox, contradicting Officer Wilcox’s report. Status: Unknown Sources Daily Free Press Mass Live Boston Herald Related Cases Armed – Disputed Boston MABoston Police Department

Armed - Disputed, Armed: Knife, Sword or Blade

Nathaniel Lackland, 25

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Boston, MA Jamaica Plain June 5, 1991 Black | Male | 25 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun In June of 1991, Nathaniel Lackland, was shot in back of head by Boston police officer Leo J. Ronan. The officer claimed that he was defending himself against Lackland. According to his testimony, the 25-year-old father of three was allegedly slashing at him with knife inside hallway of a Jamaica Plain housing development, and Ronan fired one bullet into the back of his head. The Suffolk County District Attorney, which at the time was Newman A. Flanagan, determined the killing as self-defense, and thus a “justifiable homicide.” Lackland’s family filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit, demanding to know how he could have been shot directly in the back of the head while supposedly facing the officer. After weeks of deliberation, in what many family members and activists saw as collusion between the Boston Police and District Attorney’s office, Ronan was exonerated from wrong doing. Flanagan determined that the bullet wound was result of Lackland twisting around from misplaced “roundhouse swing of his knife. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Aren R. Lebrun Related Cases Armed – DisputedArmed: Knife, Sword or Blade Boston MABoston Police Department

Armed - Disputed, Armed: Knife, Sword or Blade

Vincent Mancuso, 18

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Boston, MA South Boston May 1, 1986 White | Male | 18 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Knife (Disputed) 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. * In the case of unknown exact dates of death we will use either the 1st of the month or any publicized funeral date Status: Settled for $500,000 Sources Boston Globe When and Where in Boston Related Cases Armed – DisputedArmed: Knife, Sword or Blade Boston MABoston Police Department

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