Police shootout in Springfield leaves man dead; Use of force investigation underway, DA says

[Reptile]

A use of force investigation is underway after a 48-year-old man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in Springfield early Saturday, according to authorities.


Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni and members of his office will investigate the use of force in the fatal police shooting of the man, who authorities have yet to publicly identify, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.



Members of the Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit and members of the Springfield Police Department assigned to the same unit responded around 2 a.m. to reports of the man allegedly acting aggressively toward others and possibly being armed with a gun inside MGM Springfield, according to the statement. Investigators tried to find the man as he left the casino in the direction of Main and Union streets.

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Man killed in police shootout in Springfield; Use of force investigation underway, DA says

Police responded around 2 a.m. to reports of a man allegedly acting aggressively toward others and possibly being armed with a gun inside MGM Springfield's casino, authorities said.

www.masslive.com

 

[usp45ct]

So it wont be long until they have metal detectors in the casinos I guess.

 

[weekendracer]

Surprised the mob didn't take care of it. Guess they are getting soft and calling the popo now. What would the old school guys think of this?

 

[MAGA99]

Surprised the mob didn't take care of it. Guess they are getting soft and calling the popo now. What would the old school guys think of this?

The mob in mass drinks the cool aid, no guns.

 

[Sf Becket]

There is a no firearm sign in there…

 

[Sparkey]

I work down in that area it’s a S hole lot of shootings going on that never make the news

 

[Bostonian23]

Encore in Everett uses a technology that detects firearms without using metal detectors etc. From what I gather the technology detects the outline of the barrel of the firearm which triggers a secondary screening .

 

[chris_1001]

Encore in Everett uses a technology that detects firearms without using metal detectors etc. From what I gather the technology detects the outline of the barrel of the firearm which triggers a secondary screening .

Oh? Interesting…

 

[Sparky123]

A use of force investigation is underway after a 48-year-old man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in Springfield early Saturday, according to authorities.


Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni and members of his office will investigate the use of force in the fatal police shooting of the man, who authorities have yet to publicly identify, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.



Members of the Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit and members of the Springfield Police Department assigned to the same unit responded around 2 a.m. to reports of the man allegedly acting aggressively toward others and possibly being armed with a gun inside MGM Springfield, according to the statement. Investigators tried to find the man as he left the casino in the direction of Main and Union streets.

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Man killed in police shootout in Springfield; Use of force investigation underway, DA says

Police responded around 2 a.m. to reports of a man allegedly acting aggressively toward others and possibly being armed with a gun inside MGM Springfield's casino, authorities said.

www.masslive.com

The real question we should be asking ourselves is this, why would anyone put a casino in a s**t hole like Springfield?

 

[Yosemite Sam]

The real question we should be asking ourselves is this, why would anyone put a casino in a s**t hole like Springfield

Same reason they would put a casino in a sh**t hole like Everett

 

[Mesatchornug]

Encore in Everett uses a technology that detects firearms without using metal detectors etc. From what I gather the technology detects the outline of the barrel of the firearm which triggers a secondary screening .

Detects how?

 

[Yota79]

The real question we should be asking ourselves is this, why would anyone put a casino in a s**t hole like Springfield?

That's part of their sales pitch. We'll come in here and turn this delapidated city around. It's all about the dollars.

 

[Bostonian23]

Evolv

 

[Mesatchornug]

Evolv

So, some version of millimeter wave scanner... so it's not looking for the outline of the barrel, so much as a full firearm profile. Or knife. Or similar.