Man killed by Leicester police Sunday had confrontation with police last fall
By John R. Ellement Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 4:23 p.m.
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The man shot and killed by Leicester police Sunday had a confrontation in the fall with officers who were following the trail of a car that had been reported driving on three tires and a metal wheel rim.
Officers tracked Zachary M. Richardson to his home by following gouged streets and a 50-foot-long line of rocks that had been pulled into the street by an SUV, according to a police report.
When officers confronted Richardson outside the home on Trenton Street that he shared with his parents around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, he called the officers â[expletive] pigs,â raised a single finger on each hand in their direction, and ordered them to get âoff my [expletive] property.â
DA identifies man fatally shot by Leicester police after he allegedly rammed station, aimed rifle
By Travis Andersen and Lucas Phillips Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2021, 6:08 p.m.
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Worcester district attorney Joseph Early Jr. addressed the media in a press conference Sunday afternoon that was livestreamed online.
Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.âs office on Monday identified the 24-year-old man who was fatally shot by police after he allegedly rammed the doors of the Leicester Police Department in an SUV on Sunday morning
and shouldered what officers said appeared to be a rifle.
Updated: 5:09 PM EDT May 10, 2021 Investigators have publicly identified a man who was shot and killed by police after he drove a vehicle into the front of the Leicester Police Station, rammed the doors and later pointed what appeared to be a firearm at responding officers.Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. s Office identified the man as Zachary Richardson, 24, of Leicester. “All and all he was a good kid,” said Wayne Dufault, who knew Richardson. “I don’t think anyone really seen it coming.”“He just seems like somebody who may have gone down the wrong path,” said Zackery Squires, who also knew Richardson. Early said Richardson crashed into the front of the station with an SUV at 6:13 a.m. Sunday and then repeatedly drove into the front doors until he gained entry into the building.Leicester police Chief Kenneth Antanavica says the front doors to the police station are made of steel and both open outward. He says the man drove his SUV up the
A man was fatally shot by police in the small town of Leicester early Sunday morning after he drove his SUV through the front doors of the Leicester police station, got out of the vehicle, and aimed what appeared to be a rifle at officers who responded to the scene, law enforcement authorities say.
A spokesman for the Worcester County District Attorney identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Zachary Richardson, of Leicester.
Photos of the scene taken by a photographer for the Telegram & Gazette show a silver Toyota FJ Cruiser facing the front entrance of the building, with its double doors bashed in and debris strewn around the opening which leads to the lobby. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said Massachusetts State Police are investigating.
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