Appeals court dismisses lawsuit over 2020 fatal police shooting in Brookline
Juston Root was shot and killed by officers in 2020 after allegedly pulling a gun on an officer near a hospital and fleeing in his vehicle.
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Juston Root was shot and killed by officers in 2020 after allegedly pulling a gun on an officer near a hospital and fleeing in his vehicle.
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Officers shot and killed 41-year-old Juston Root while he was on the ground unarmed and seriously injured, the lawsuit states. In March, the district attorney determined the six officers involved were justified in their use of deadly force.
Juston Root, 41, was shot 26 times by police in Chestnut Hill following a car chase that began near Brigham and Women's Hospital.