Overview
- A video recording circulated showing one Massachusetts State Police trooper striking another during an off‑duty physical altercation, prompting the department to act.
- The department immediately relieved the trooper seen striking another from duty and said a formal duty‑status hearing is pending.
- Both troopers were off duty at the time and the incident was reported from Quincy, Massachusetts.
- The Department’s Office of Professional Integrity and Accountability is actively investigating the facts and circumstances of the incident.
- State police called the conduct serious and inconsistent with department standards and said it will take swift and appropriate action based on the investigation’s findings while identities and full details remain unreleased.