Phet Gouvonvong is among those killed in a confrontation with police in Central Massachusetts in recent years.
Cases involving fatalities at the hands of police have garnered increased scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd last May.
There have been 42 fatal shootings by police officers in Massachusetts since 2015, as tracked by a Washington Post database. More than 6,300 people have been shot and killed by on-duty police officers in the U.S. since 2015.
The rate of shootings has remained steady, reports The Washington Post. Nearly 1,000 people die every year in police incidents. This means, on average, two to three people die every day in encounters with police.
24-year-old Zachary Richardson of the Cherry Valley section of Leicester identified as man who rammed SUV into police station and then was fatally shot by police
Updated May 10, 2021;
The man who rammed a vehicle into the Leicester police station Sunday morning and was then fatally shot by police was identified by authorities as a 24-year-old resident of the town.
The Worcester District Attorney’s Office identified the man as Zachary Richardson. He lives in the Cherry Valley section of Leicester, MassLive learned.
Richardson’s family declined to speak to a reporter Monday morning.
Authorities said Richardson drove an SUV up the handicap ramp outside the Leicester police station just before 6:15 a.m. Sunday and repeatedly rammed the doors with the SUV he was driving.
Authorities ID man shot, killed by officers after ramming Leicester police station
LEICESTER, Mass. (AP) Authorities in Massachusetts on Monday released the name of the man fatally shot by police after ramming an SUV into a town police station and pointing a rifle at officers.
Zachary Richardson, 24, was shot and killed Sunday morning after crashing through the front doors of the Leicester police station, according to the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.
Richardson lived in town.
No additional information about the investigation, including Richardson’s motivation, was released.
According to Early, Richardson crashed into the station’s front doors at about 6:15 a.m. and repeatedly rammed the entryway until the vehicle was almost entirely in the station lobby.
Authorities ID man shot, killed after ramming police station
May 10, 2021
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LEICESTER, Mass. (AP) Authorities in Massachusetts on Monday released the name of the man fatally shot by police after ramming an SUV into a town police station and pointing a rifle at officers.
Zachary Richardson, 24, was shot and killed Sunday morning after crashing through the front doors of the Leicester police station, according to the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.
Richardson lived in town.
No additional information about the investigation, including Richardson s motivation, was released.
According to Early, Richardson crashed into the station’s front doors at about 6:15 a.m. and repeatedly rammed the entryway until the vehicle was almost entirely in the station lobby.
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