DA: Fatal shooting by trooper at Newbury gas station was justified [The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass.]
Jan. 15 NEWBURY A report by the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office this week says the fatal shooting of a Dracut man by a state police trooper at a Byfield gas station last February was justified.
Thomas C. Murray, 31, was shot to death by Trooper Steve Buccheri on Feb. 16, at the A.L. Prime gas station off Interstate 95 in Byfield.
“Based upon the facts presented, the case law pertaining to the use of deadly force necessary to defend oneself or others, and the independent evaluation of a Certified Force Science Analyst, our office has determined that the force used by Trooper Buccheri in this incident was appropriate and lawful,” the DA’s Office report reads.