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No charges for officer who fatally shot gunman to stop racist rampage
Prosecutors say a Winthrop police officer was justified when he opened fire on a man who killed two people in a racist attack.
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No charges for Winthrop officer who fatally shot gunman to stop racist rampage
A Winthrop police officer will not face charges for killing the man responsible in a racist attack in 2021.
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Winthrop police officer who shot gunman to stop racist rampage will not face charges
The actions of a police officer who shot and killed a gunman during a deadly, racially-motivated rampage in Winthrop, Massachusetts, likely saved other lives, according to a final report from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, which found the officer’s use of force justified during the incident that rocked the town in June of 2021. Sgt. Nicholas Bettano shot...