Overview
- Surveillance footage posted to Facebook appears to show a shoving match at ReelHouse Marina Bay in Quincy that escalated into one trooper landing several blows against another, including strikes to the head.
- Massachusetts State Police confirmed both troopers were off‑duty and that the trooper seen throwing punches was immediately relieved from duty pending a formal duty‑status hearing.
- The Department’s Office of Professional Integrity and Accountability has opened an internal investigation and said it will take swift and appropriate action based on its findings.
- Neither trooper has been publicly identified and no criminal charges have been reported in coverage to date.
- The episode highlights that state police rules apply to off‑duty conduct and shows how social media video can prompt rapid administrative responses.