October 30, 2016
Terrence Coleman
DEMOGRAPHICS
Black, Male, 31, Mentally Ill
LOCATION
245 Shawmut Ave
Boston, Massachusetts
ARMED
Disputed
CLASSIFICATION
Gunshot
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Boston Police Department
Coleman’s mother said she called for an ambulance to take her son to the hospital after he refused to leave the front porch for two days. Authorities said Coleman was suffering from paranoia and schizophrenia. Officers fatally shot Coleman after he attacked EMTs with a knife, according to the police account. Coleman’s mother says her son was not armed or violent when police shot him.
STATUS Under investigation