Naked man with ‘large knife’ shot by police after responding to 911 call
By Jennifer Eagan, Emily Maher
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man with a knife was shot by police early Wednesday in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood after officers responded to a 911 call for a breaking and entering at a restaurant, officials confirmed.
Officers were called just before 6 a.m. to an alleged breaking and entering at 97 Mount Vernon St.
Taylor Pacifico called 911 reporting that a naked man had shattered the front door of the restaurant 1928 Beacon Hill.
“He was smashing plates and going crazy in there,” she said.
One of the responding officers was seen on video at the door of the restaurant with his gun drawn as other officers rushed to a back ally, where police said they encountered a man armed with a large knife.
“An officer dispatched his department-issued Taser, striking the suspect to no avail. Officers then discharged their department issued firearms multiple times, striking the individual,” Boston Police Department Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said.
“They were screaming, ‘Boston Police,’ and then we heard the man when the Taser was going off screaming, like, really intensely, and then we heard a gunshot and more screaming,” Pacifico said.
The man was given first aid by officers at the scene, and he was taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, McLaughlin said.
Two pest control workers were inside the restaurant when the man entered.
“He just came in,” one worker said. “I definitely didn’t see him. He was naked though.”
Residents of the quiet neighborhood said they woke up to the sounds of gunfire and chaos.
“I just woke up to the sound of a gun,” one resident said.
“Unreal. It wouldn’t happen in this neighborhood,” another resident said.
Three Boston Police officers were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
The names of the man and the officers involved in the shooting were not released.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Boston police at 617-343-4470.
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