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Reports, Findings and Public Records Regarding Officer Involved Shootings

It is the statutory obligation of the District Attorney to investigate officer-involved shootings.  District Attorney Marian Ryan is committed to doing this in a way that ensures both transparency and accountability. To that end, in December 2018, District Attorney Ryan began the practice of requesting inquests for these fatal incidents.  

An inquest is a judicial proceeding conducted for the purpose of finding the facts and circumstances surrounding a death and determining whether a crime occurred. Given the heightened public interest in these cases we believe that a review of the facts and circumstances of the case by a neutral party is appropriate and furthers transparency and accountability.  Learn more here.

Please be advised that limited information has been redacted or withheld from the records provided as exempt from public disclosure under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 et seq. Witness identifying information has been redacted where appropriate under the investigatory exemption (f), as has personal identifying information including personal addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under the privacy exemption (c). M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26). Graphic photographs also remain exempt from public disclosure under the privacy and medical exemption (c). And records that are exempt by statute from public dissemination have also been excluded under the statutory exemption (a), including autopsy reports which are barred from disclosure under M.G.L. c. 38, § 2. 

Please be advised that although some graphic photos are exempt other records, including those with some graphic content are included.