Overview
- Tyler E. Brown, 46, allegedly walked along Memorial Drive Monday afternoon firing more than 50 rounds, striking at least a dozen vehicles and leaving two drivers with life-threatening injuries.
- A Massachusetts State Police trooper and a former Marine licensed to carry confronted and shot Brown, ending the rampage within minutes.
- Prosecutors say Brown is in custody at a Boston hospital and faces multiple felonies, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, with arraignment delayed until he is medically cleared.
- Court records and a trooper’s report say Brown had been released from McLean Hospital on Friday, then told a parole officer during a video call around noon Monday that he was suicidal, prompting a police alert before the shooting began.
- Investigators report no known link between Brown and the victims and are gathering extensive video and witness accounts, while officials face renewed scrutiny of sentencing and supervision in light of Brown’s 2020 case for firing at Boston police.