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In early 2020, Juston Root’s condition was deteriorating. Diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder as a young adult, the 41-year-old wasn’t taking his medicine, and those around him were concerned. His family felt that he should be civilly committed. His psychiatrist described him as “actively psychotic with poor self care,” according to a Jan. 6, 2020 evaluation. “He is not at acute risk and cannot be hospitalized against his will at this time but given his history we believe hospitalization is very likely.” On a brisk, damp morning one month later, Root drove himself to Brigham a...

The rally in Boston was one of more than a dozen across the country calling for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the case, according to organizers.

Family of man shot by police outside Boston hospital seeks new state investigation © Family Photo Juston Root photo The family of a man shot multiple times by police following a confrontation outside a Boston hospital is calling on state officials to open an independent investigation into his death last February. Juston Root's family were among those taking part in a rally at the Massachusetts Statehouse Friday organized by the group Mass Action Against Police Brutality.Sign up for our Newsletters Organizers say they want Gov. Charlie Baker and state Attorney General Maura Healey to reopen...

Boston Hospital Valet Shot in Eye Sues His Employer February 10, 2021 A valet at a Boston hospital who was shot in the eye by police as officers confronted a man armed with what they thought was a real gun has sued his employer, saying the hospital’s security staff mishandled this situation. Justin Desmarais, a valet at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was doing his job on Feb. 7, 2020, when he ended up with a gunshot wound to the head and right eye that left bullet fragments in his brain, according to the suit filed last month in Suffolk Superior Court, T...

Valet at Brigham and Women’s Hospital shot in the eye by officers files suit against Boston hospital Updated Feb 10, 2021; A valet at a Boston hospital who was shot in the eye by police as officers confronted a man armed with what they thought was a real gun has sued his employer, saying the hospital’s security staff mishandled ths situation. Justin Desmarais, a valet at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was doing his job on Feb. 7, 2020, when he ended up with a gunshot wound to the head and right eye that left bullet fragments in his brain, according to the suit filed last month in Suffol...