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Eurie Stamps
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Eurie Stamps Sr., 68

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Framingham, MA April 4, 2026 Black | Male | 68 Years Old Framingham Police Department SWAT Team Retired 68-year-old bus MBTA mechanic was shot by a Framingham police officer during a drug raid at his home. According to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office it was an accident. The actions of Officer Paul Duncan ‘‘do not rise to the level of criminal conduct,’’ and ‘‘do not support a criminal charge,’’ the DA said. Status: Settlement Reached Sources MetroWest Daily News Washington Post Boston Herald Framingham Patch ACLUM Huffington Post Boston Metro Related Cases Unarmed Framingham Police DepartmentSWAT

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Daniel Furtado, 59

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Cambridge,MA July 15, 2002 Latino | Male | 59 Years Old Cambridge Police SWAT Mental Health Crisis On July 15, 2002 Cambridge Police broke down the door of Daniel Furtado, and shot him dead in his home. He was accused of cutting a cable TV wire, a misdemeanor. Police had no warrant, nor a court order to enter his home. An 8 Man SWAT Team shot 3-4 rounds. Status: Unknown Sources NO LINKS – Submit a tip Related Cases Unarmed Cambridge MACambridge Police DepartmentSWAT

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Rev. Accelyne Williams, 75

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Boston, MA March 24,1994 Black | Male | 75 Years Old Boston Police Department SWAT Team Unarmed Acting on a wrong address from a bad tip by an informant, the police conducted a no-knock raid on Retired Methodist minister Accelyne Williams’ Boston, MA apartment. The door was battered down and Williams was chased around his home by a SWAT police team looking for drugs and guns. Williams was tackled to the floor and his hands tied behind his back. Williams collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of 75. No guns or drugs were found, as it was soon discovered they raided the wrong apartment. Status: No Criminal Misconduct Found Sources Links New York Times Human Rights Watch Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor AP Death of Reverend Accelyne Williams, Ralph C. Martin II (DA’s Report) Washington Post UPI   Related Cases Unarmed Boston MABoston Police DepartmentSWAT

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