Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Officers shot and killed a suspect near Back Bay Station last week. Does the incident make you feel less safe in the area?
Many Back Bay residents were shocked last week to hear of a fatal police-involved shooting on Darmouth Street near Back Bay Station. Jon Sennett was bartending at Clerys on Tuesday night when he heard roaring sirens and saw flashing lights outside the bar. “I’ve never seen so many police cars in this area,” he said. The incident occured just when the Boston Police Department announced crime was down in the neighborhood by 13 percent compared to last year. Do you feel safe overall in Back Bay, and do you believe this was an isolated incident? Or do you think there's cause for concern in the neighborhood?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
An officer shot and killed a man Tuesday evening when the suspect pulled out a gun and began to flee during a traffic stop at Dartmouth Street and Columbus Ave. police said.
Jon Sennett was bartending at Clerys on Tuesday night when he heard roaring sirens and saw flashing lights outside the bar. “I’ve never seen so many police cars in this area,” he said. Police swarmed the corner of Dartmouth Street and Columbus Ave. after an officer shot and killed a man who pulled out a gun and began to flee - refusing to put down the weapon - during a traffic stop around 5:54 p.m., police said. The man, who friends have identified as 26-year-old Burrell Ramsey, ran down Dartmouth Street towards Columbus Street, police said. Two officers pursued him and one of them fired a shot, which hit him in the chest, killing him. He was later declared dead at Boston Medical Center. People in the area are surprised, but not scared, …
Fox News is reporting the name and age of the suspect that was killed in the South End on Tuesday night.
The suspect killed by police in the South End on Tuesday night has been identified by friends as 26-year-old Burrell Ramsey, according to Fox News. Boston Police have not yet released the name and would not confirm the identity of the suspect. Police enacted a traffic stop on Ramsey around 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday night, they said. That's when Ramsey pulled out a gun and began to flee, refusing to put down the weapon, police said. Ramsey ran down Dartmouth Street towards Columbus Street, police said. Two officers pursued him and one of them fired a shot, which hit him in the chest, killing him. He was later declared dead at Boston Medical Center. Police have not released further information as to why Ramsey was pulled over in the first …
The fatal officer-involved shooting is still under investigation.
One day after a fatal officer-involved shooting on Darmouth Street, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office released a statement that the incident is still under investigation. "Working with members of the BPD Firearms Discharge Investigation Team, a senior prosecutor will review the facts and circumstances to determine whether charges are warranted; that process began at the scene yesterday, continued through the night, and is ongoing this morning," said Jake Wark, press secretary for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Wark said the deceased’s identity will be released, likely by Boston Police, after family notifications have been made. The incident occured around 5:45 on Tuesday night, when police enacted a traffic stop on …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Police confirm a shooting on Dartmouth Street near Back Bay Station.
Boston Police fatally shot a suspect after a traffic stop lead to a foot chase in the area of 130 Dartmouth Street on Tuesday evening, according to police. According to a statement, police said a suspect was pulled over at 5:30 p.m. when he pulled a gun on officers and began to flee on foot. Police said one of the two pursuing officers fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the chest. He was pronouced dead at Boston Medical Center. Two Boston police officers were taken to the hospital for an evaluation. Police would not comment on why the suspect was pulled over. "The reports we have at this point in time is the suspect produced a firearm, he was ordered to drop the firearm and refused to do so. The officers fired one shot. The suspect …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sikhs from Somerville, Medford, Cambridge and Boston were trying to learn more about the circumstances of a deadly shooting in Wisconsin, according to a leader in the Boston Sikh community.
Members of the Greater Boston Sikh community were condemning a Sunday shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that left at least seven people dead. At the same time, the local Sikh community was trying to learn more information about the circumstances of the shooting. Darfhan Singh, secretary of a gurdwara—a Sikh place of worship—that recently moved from Somerville to Everett, said members of the Boston Sikh community are "listening to the television and radio" in an attempt to learn more about what happened. "The investigation is going on," Singh said, cautioning against jumping to conclusions. Although Singh, who was visiting North Carolina Sunday when news of the shooting broke, did not know anyone in the Oak Creek, Wis., area, where …
Sara Jacobi
10:11 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thanks for sharing, Ellen. more ›