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Jacob Graves, 29

Boston, MA 212 Hemenway St. April 4, 2026 White | Male | 29 Years Old Boston Police Mental Health Crisis Armed: Sword Boston police shoot, kill man, now identified as Jacob Graves, 29 of New Hampshire who allegedly stabbed officer with sword near NU campus while experiencing ‘mental health crisis,’ police say. Boston police on Saturday shot and killed a man who stabbed an officer with a sword amid a “mental health crisis” at an apartment building near Northeastern University, officials said. The shooting followed “an extended period of time” estimated at 45 minutes or longer during which police spoke with the man through the door of an apartment at 212 Hemenway St., Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said at a Saturday afternoon news conference. An emergency medical services clinician was with officers at the apartment building, he said. Earlier, at 10:44 a.m., police believe the same man placed a 911 call during which he reported four people armed with a firearm were “looking to harm him,” Cox said. This is a developing story. Status: Unknown Sources Boston Globe Boston Globe:  Police ID Victim Boston.com The Huntington News NBC 10 Obituary Related Cases ArmedArmed: Knife, Sword or BladeMental Health Crisis Boston MABoston Police Department

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Stephenson King Jr., 39

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

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Juston Root, 41

Boston, MA Brigham and Women’s Hospital February 7, 2020 White | Male | 41 Years Old Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police Mental Health Crisis Armed: BB Gun A man killed by police following a confrontation outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Friday that also left a hospital employee critically injured had a history of mental illness and a “gentle soul,” his parents said. Police said he was shot and killed after he refused to drop what appeared to be a firearm. Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long said Friday that officers responded to reports of a man with a gun outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital sometime after 9 a.m. Long said police confronted the man, who pulled out what appeared to be a firearm and refused orders to drop it. Officers opened fire, and at some point, a hospital parking attendant was shot. A hospital spokeswoman told the Globe that the attendant was in good condition on Saturday night. Status: Unknown Sources Boston.com Boston Globe Boston.com WBUR | WBUR | WBUR Related Cases ArmedArmed: GunMental Health Crisis Boston MABoston Police DepartmentMassachusetts State Police

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Isaac Rasheed Smith, 37

Boston, MA 21-23 Wyman St. Jamaica Plain, MA September 29, 2019 Black, Male, 37 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Boston police identified the deceased man as Isaac Rasheed Smith, 37, who lived and worked at the 14-room bed-and-breakfast at 21-23 Wyman St. His death remains under investigation. Police have said they arrived on the scene around 10 p.m. Saturday for a domestic call and saw Smith standing outside. He started to enter the building and officers followed, but he suddenly fired a handgun at them, police said. Officers retreated and blocked off the street, as guests trapped inside the bed-and-breakfast were texting 911, police said. Officers evacuated some — but not all — of the approximately 20 people staying at the bed-and-breakfast before they saw Smith appear in a second-floor window with a firearm, police said. Smith used his gun to smash through the window, and officers were alarmed, thinking he might start shooting again, Police Commissioner William Gross said early Sunday. “Being in fear of not only the lives of residents in that building and in the neighborhood [but] in fear of their own lives, an officer discharged his department-issued firearm in the direction of that male suspect,” Gross said. After the officer fired, Gross said, police entered the house to evacuate the remaining guests who were hiding in their rooms, and they found Smith’s body with a “fatal gunshot wound,” Gross said. Status: Under Investigation Sources Boston Globe Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

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Jaymil Ellerbe, 19

Boston, MA Penhallow St. Dorchester   September 29, 2019 Black, Male, 19 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun A 19-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on Monday evening. Witnesses told police that the victim fired gunshots at two Boston police officers before he was fatally shot. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said the officers were not struck by gunfire. Witnesses also told local news station WCVB that they heard approximately eight gunshots in the exchange, which transpired near 10 Penhallow St. replica watches Replica Hublot Watches The Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Status: Under Investigation Sources Boston Globe Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

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Kasim Kahrim, 36

Boston, MA Gerard St. Roxbury September 29, 2019 Black, Male, 36 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun At about 2:21 AM on Friday, February 22, 2019, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) encountered a male operating a motor vehicle in the area of 102 Gerard Street in Roxbury. During the interaction, an exchange of gunfire occurred between the suspect and officers. During the exchange, a Boston Police Officer was struck multiple times by the suspect’s gunfire. A short time later, the suspect’s motor vehicle, with the suspect still inside, was located in the area of George Street in Roxbury. The suspect, who is identified as Kasim Kahrim, 36, of Boston, was pronounced deceased on scene. Officers recovered a firearm from motor vehicle in which the suspect was located. The officer was transported to Boston Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. replica relojes replica de relojes The Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Status: Under Investigation Sources Boston Herald Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Terrance Coleman
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Terrence Coleman, 31

Boston, MA 245 Shawmut Ave. October 30, 2016 Black | Male | 31 Years Old Boston Police Department Mental Health Crisis Armed: Knife (Disputed) 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: Unknown Sources The Counted Boston Globe Boston Globe CBS Boston WBUR Related Cases ArmedArmed: Knife, Sword or BladeMental Health Crisis Boston MABoston Police Department

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Kirk Figueroa, 33

Boston, MA 136 Gladstone St. October 12, 2016 Black | Male | 33 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Figueroa’s roommate called 911 after Figueroa allegedly threatened him with a knife. Figueroa, a local constable, opened fire when police responded, seriously wounding two officers, according to authorities. Officials said he was killed in gun battle with police. Status: Under Investigation Sources The Counted Boston Globe Boston Herald CBS Boston Mass Live Atlanta Black Star NBC News WCVB 5 Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Pawtucket Police DepartmentPawtucket RI

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Peter Fanfan, 29

Boston, MA Stanwood St. and Laredo St. February 12, 2016 Black | Male | 33 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Fanfan was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said. Officers said they were responding to reports of a shooting nearby. Status: Under Investigation Sources Dorchester Reporter Boston Herald Boston Globe 7 News Boston WBUR WCVB 5 The Counted Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Usaamah Rahim
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Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, 26

Boston, MA 4600 Washington St.Roslindale June 2, 2015 Black | Male | 26 Boston Police Department and FBI Armed: Knife Usaamah Rahim was under surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force and was approached by FBI & BPD while on his way to work. Officers say Rahim lunged at them with a military style knife and they were forced to shoot him. Subsequently, Suffolk DA releases video footage of the encounter which is grainy and blurry at best. Family and advocates have questions as to his reported 2 yr. surveillance, was the initial stop even justified, as well as the necessity to kill him. Status: Ruled Justified Sources The Counted The Guardian Boston Globe NBC News New England Cable News WBUR Video Related Cases ArmedArmed: Knife, Sword or Blade Boston MABoston Police DepartmentFBIFederal Bureau of Investigation

Angelo West
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Angelo West, 41

Boston, MA Humboldt Ave. and Ruthven St.Roxbury March 27, 2015 Black | Male | 41 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Angelo “G-Low” West was stopped in a vehicle after being surveilled and followed by the Gang Squad of the BPD. Angelo West exited the vehicle and shot BPD Officer Moynihan in the cheek. West ran a short distance where he was shot dead by the other officers. Legal experts have noted that the initial vehicle stop may not have been warranted. Status: Ruled Justified Sources The Counted Boston Globe Boston Globe Fatal Encounters WCVB 5 Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Darryl Dookhran
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Darryl Dookhran, 20

Boston, MA Geneva Ave. and Westville St. Dorchester December 7, 2013 Black | Male | 20 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun 20-year-old Darryl Dookhran was killed Saturday December 7th, 2013 in the afternoon after two plainclothes BPD officers stopped him and 26-year-old Dorchester resident Christopher Murrain near Geneva Avenue and Westville Street, Police said. According to police, Murrain shoved one of the officers and the pair took off running. Dookhran allegedly turned and fired on the officers with a semiautomatic handgun, hitting one in the arm. The officers returned fire, killing Dookhran. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Boston Globe Boston Globe Boston Herald Boston Herald BPD News CBS Boston CBS Boston Universal Hub Universal Hub Fatal Encounters Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

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Roudy Hendricks, 21

Boston, MA Dorchester Ave. and Shepton St. August 7, 2013 Black | Male | 21 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Police said two plainclothes officers were conducting a drug investigation at about 2 p.m., when they saw two men acting suspiciously. Police said when they approached, one of the men began shooting. The officers returned fire, striking Hendricks,who was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he later died. Status: Under Investigation Sources WGBH Boston Globe Boston Globe Homicide Watch Boston Boston Herald CBS Boston Report (Suffolk DA) Universal Hub Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

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Ross Baptista, 38

Boston, MA 76 Willowwood Street,Dorchester June 2, 2013 Latino | Male | 38 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun 38-year old Ross Baptista of Dorchester was shot and killed by the Boston Police after they responded twice to reports of a shooting outside a house party on June 2, 2013. Police responded to Willowwood Street in Dorchester, where there were reports a man had a gun and was shooting. When officers approached the man in his car, he fired at them, police said. Police returned fire and the man was shot and killed. Status: Under Investigation Sources Boston Globe Fatal Encounters Mass Cop Block Killed by Police Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Burrell Ramsey White
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Burrell Ramsey-White, 26

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

Mark McMullen
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Mark Joseph McMullen, 44

Rockland, MA Route 3 Exit 14 September 7, 2011 Black | Male | 44 Years Old Boston Police Department Driving Boston Police shot and killed Mark McMullen after a chase beginning in Roxbury on Blue Hill Ave. continuing through Boston and onto I-93 which ended at Exit 14 off Route 3 South in Rockland. In 2011, McMullen, 44, was killed after allegedly hitting and dragging a woman with his car, then speeding away. An hour-long chase ensued, and police said McMullen rammed two cruisers before he was shot. Two officers and a state trooper were hospitalized. The ACLU of Massachusetts and McMullen’s family demanded an independent investigation. They said the officer’s decisions to chase and then shoot McMullen were questionable. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Boston Globe Boston Globe Boston Globe Mass Live WBUR Justice for Mark McMullen Rally Related Cases DrivingUnarmed Boston MABoston Police DepartmentRockland MA

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Tyrone Cummings, 25

Boston, MA June 14, 2011 Unknown Race | Male | 25 Years Old Boston Police Department Armed: Gun Police arrived at a domestic dispute call to find Cummings on the street. Police say Cummings pulled out a handgun while being frisked and pointed it at an officer’s head. In the resulting firefight one of the officers and a member of Cumming’s family were both wounded in the leg, and Cummings was shot six times. He died in the hospital 34 days later. Status: No Charges Filed Sources WGBH Boston Globe Boston Globe Boston Globe Metro Boston CBS Boson Letter to Commissioner (Suffolk DA) Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

Manuel DaVeiga
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Manuel “Junior” DaVeiga, 19

Boston, MA Navillus TerraceDorchester April 3, 2010 Cape Verdean | Male | 19 Boston Police Department Armed: Gun 19 yrs. old Manuel “Junior” DaVeiga was shot by BPD in Dorchester, investigation ongoing. Suffolk DA and BPD say he exchanged fire with officers and was wounded before shot himself in the head which was the fatal and final shot. Community and family members raised questions about the police account of the incident. Status: Ruled Justified Sources Boston Globe Boston Herald Related Cases ArmedArmed: Gun Boston MABoston Police Department

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Joseph M. Ramos Jr., 42

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

Marquis Barker
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Marquis Barker, 38

Boston, MA Morton St. and Norfolk St. Dorchester November 21, 2007 Black | Male | 38 Years Old Boston Police Department Mental Health Crisis Armed: Pellet Gun 38 yr old Father of five, Suffolk County Jail Officer at Nashua for 18 yrs. was killed Wednesday Novemver 21st, 2007 by Boston Police at Walgreen’s on Corner of Norfolk & Morton St. Barker had worked for the county as a jail officer for 18 years. Barker’s wife called police, describing him as mentally disturbed and irrational. Officers responded, finding him holding an apparent weapon and asking to be shot. He then somehow stole a cruiser and led police on a half-mile pursuit. He was shot and killed. His weapon had been a pellet gun. Status: Ruled Justified Sources WBZ Boston Boston Globe Boston Globe Berkeley Beacon Universal Hub Fatal Encounters Boston Herald WGBH Related Cases ArmedArmed: GunMental Health Crisis Boston MABoston Police Department

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