slides: See the List: 8 Fatal Shootings by Police Officers in MA This Year

Monday, July 20, 2015

GoLocalWorcester News Team

There have been 524 fatal shootings by police in the United States already this year. According to the Washington Post, at least 83 people have been shot and killed in the past 30 days by police.

SEE SLIDES BELOW: 8 Fatal Shootings by Police Officers in MA This Year

It's only July, but the number of fatal shootings already in 2015 exceeds any before it since 1976. Since then, the FBI has never reported more than 460 fatal shootings by police officers in a single year. This year already exceeds the previous record by more than 60 fatal shootings.

The state of Massachusetts accounts for eight of the 524 fatal shootings so far this year. GoLocalWorcester has taken Washington Post's data and have listed the eight fatalities below.

Related Slideshow: 8 Fatal Shootings by Police Officers in MA This Year

Prev Next

January 19, 2015

Victim: Paul Campbell

City/Town: Weymouth

Campbell, a 49-year-old white male, was shot by Weymouth police officers in a confrontation after his mother was found stabbed to death outside her home.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

February 17,2015

Victim: Douglas Sparks

City/Town: Tewksbury

Sparks, a 30-year-old white man with a toy weapon, was shot by Tewksbury Police in a parking lot.. Sparks stabbed two people with a knife at a vocational school and then aimed the toy gun at police officers.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

March 27, 2015

Victim: Neil Seifert

City/Town: Webster

Seifert, a 40-year-old white man, was shot by Webster police after firing a shotgun at police officers. Police were initially investigating a report of domestic disturbance.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

March 27, 2015

Victim: Angelo West

City/Town: Boston

West, a 41-year-old black man, was shot by a Boston police officer after West shot a police officer during a traffic stop.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

June 2, 2015

Victim: Usaamah Rahim

City/Town: Roslindale

Rahim, a 26-year-old black man, was armed with a knife when he was shot by Boston police officers and FBI. Rahim was suspected in a plot to behead a police officer.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

June 19, 2015

Victim: Santos Laboy

City/Town: Boston

Laboy, a 44-year-old Hispanic man armed with a knife, was shot in Boston by a State Police officer. According to the Washington Post, "Boston University police officers approached Laboy because he matched the description of a man sought on warrants. Laboy brandished a knife and fled, encountering a Massachusetts state trooper who shot him when he refused to drop the weapon. Laboy had struggled with mental instability for many years, according to his sister."

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

July 2, 2015

Victim: Douglas Buckley

City/Town: Brockton

Buckley, a 45-year-old white man, carrying a toy weapon, was shot by Brockton police after Buckley's wife called them saying that he was threatening to burn down their home. Buckley brandished two BB guns that looked like a handgun and a rifle.

Source: The Washington Post

Prev Next

July 13, 2015

Victim: Rafael Suazo

City/Town: Lynn

Suazo, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was shot by police when he drove his SUV into a Lynn police officer who was conducting an undercover drug operation.

Source: The Washington Post