Overview
- Police found a person with multiple gunshot wounds at the Shops at Highland Commons in Berlin and the victim was pronounced dead, officials said after responding to an assault report.
- A witness followed the alleged suspect onto I‑495 and troopers located a silver pickup stopped in the median in Lowell, which prompted a multi‑hour standoff on the highway.
- State Police deployed crisis negotiators, K9s, a helicopter, drones, nonlethal rounds and a robotic dog to inspect and breach the vehicle during the standoff on Tuesday.
- Investigators said the suspect sustained an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
- All lanes on I‑495 were reopened by about 10 p.m. and specialized State Police units along with the Worcester and Middlesex district attorneys are continuing forensic and prosecutorial review.