Phet Gouvonvong is among those killed in a confrontation with police in Central Massachusetts in recent years.
Cases involving fatalities at the hands of police have garnered increased scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd last May.
There have been 42 fatal shootings by police officers in Massachusetts since 2015, as tracked by a Washington Post database. More than 6,300 people have been shot and killed by on-duty police officers in the U.S. since 2015.
The rate of shootings has remained steady, reports The Washington Post. Nearly 1,000 people die every year in police incidents. This means, on average, two to three people die every day in encounters with police.
Massachusetts Officer Dies Trying to Save Drowning Boy
A police officer from a Massachusetts city died Friday while trying to save a drowning teen, who also died.
“The City of Worcester has lost a hero,” Worcester police chief Steven Sargent said during a news conference, referring to the tragic drowning of Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia.
According to the Worcester Police Department (WPD), officers responded to a drowning incident at Green Hill Park at about 1:35 p.m. Upon arrival, officers saw several people in the water, including “a male toward the center of the body of water reaching an arm up and struggling.”
Law enforcement officials escorted the body of Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia on Saturday morning to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.