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Boston, MA Linwood Square Roxbury March 11, 2026 Black | Male | 39 Years Old Boston Police Driving 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. The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office released his name in a news release containing few details about the police shooting, which left Stephenson dead. Officials said he accelerated and struck a Boston police cruiser in the moments before police shot him. Stephenson is alleged to have committed a carjacking outside a pizza restaurant in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood around 9:45 p.m. March 11, according to police. The mother of a restaurant employee was waiting outside to pick her up — when a man approached her and demanded the vehicle, a manager told the Globe. About 15 minutes later, officers stopped the stolen car less than a mile away at Linwood Square in Roxbury. According to BPD, The driver ignored “multiple verbal commands” as officers approached the car on foot, then tried to drive away, Police Commissioner Michael Cox said at the scene. A man who lives in the area and witnessed the shooting said the situation escalated extremely quickly. The officer involved, Nicholas O’Malley, has since been charged with mansluaghter and the family has retained trial lawyer Ben Crump as well as called on the BPD to release bodycam footage of the incident. This is a developing story. Status: BPD Officer Nicholas O’Malley has been Arrested and Charged with Manslaughter Sources Boston Globe NBC Boston Bay State Banner WHDH 7 Boston Boston.com Ben Crump Attorney at Law WGBH WBUR CBS News Dorchester Reporter Boston Herald WCVB 5 Boston Herald Boston Herald: BPD Refuses to Release Bodycam Footage Related Cases Driving Boston MABoston Police Department

Boston, MA Roxbury May 23, 2002 Latino | Male | 39 Years Old Boston Police Department Driving In May 2002, two officers shot and killed Nelson Santiago after he allegedly rammed a stolen car into their cruiser in Roxbury. Police shot an unarmed man to death as he drove a stolen car toward an officer after a chase, authorities said. It was the sixth fatal shooting by Boston police in 18 months. Police said Nelson Santiago, 39, was driving a stolen Toyota Camry Tuesday when he evaded one set of officers. A second pair later picked up the pursuit and cornered him on a dead-end street. Santiago tried to make a U-turn and struck their cruiser twice, police said. He then allegedly drove toward one of the officers, and both opened fire, striking Santiago multiple times. Status: Unknown Sources AP Related Cases Driving Boston MABoston Police Department

Boston, MA Crawford St. Roxbury February 12, 2002 Black | Male | 37 Years Old Boston Police Department Driving 37 yrs old killed in Roxbury, Crawford St. February 12th, 2002 by BPD officer Shawn West (Black Cop) According to the Boston Globe, “For the first time in more than a decade, a Boston police officer could face criminal charges after using deadly force in a fatal shooting. Police and Suffolk County prosecutors said yesterday they will convene a grand jury to investigate the death of Willie L. Murray Jr.” A man sitting in the front seat beside Willie Murray Jr. when he was shot described the terrifying moment. He said he watched as West shoved the barrel of his gun in the crack of Murray’s opened window, ordered him to open the door. Murray was shot after his foot slipped off the brake and the car rolled forward. The grand jury probe was a rare move that may put the case into the hands of a civilian jury. The Boston Globe stated that this is the first time since 1991 that a Boston Police officer will face criminal charges in a fatal shooting. UPDATE: 6/29/07 Five years after Willie L. Murray Jr. was shot to death by a Boston police officer (Black Cop Shawn West) after a traffic stop in Roxbury, the city agreed yesterday to pay $75,000 to settle a wrongful death suit that was about to go to trial in federal court. Status: $75,000 Wrongful Death Settlement Sources Police Policy Studies Council Mass Live Boston Globe / (Archive) Dig Boston Related Cases Driving Boston MABoston Police Department