December 27, 2000
Ricky Bodden
DEMOGRAPHICS
Black, Male, 29
LOCATION
Roxbury, Boston
ARMED
Disputed
CLASSIFICATION
Gunshot
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Boston Police Deparment
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.
Witnesse made statements alleging Bodden never pulled a gun on Officer Wilcox, contradicting Officer Wilcox’s report.
STATUS Unknown