Report: Officers justified in shooting at man near hospital

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Published February 13, 2023 1:52 PM

By MARK PRATT
Associated Press

A new report says two Boston police officers who opened fire on a man who had what appeared to be a real gun near a city hospital three years ago, and who was later shot and killed by police following a car chase, were justified in their use of force and should not face criminal charges. The 54-page report by a special investigator was released Monday by Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Two officers shot at Juston Root near Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Feb. 7, 2020. After a car chase and crash, he was later killed in Brookline by several officers who opened fire on him.

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