Overview
- Prosecutors said Officer Daniel Wall will not face criminal charges after the DA concluded his actions met Massachusetts standards for defense of self and others.
- Wall fired four times, striking Admilson Vizcaino in the leg and shoulder during a struggle with a Republic Services driver near Encore Boston Harbor.
- Investigators reported that multiple Taser deployments failed as Vizcaino, armed with a knife, wrestled with the truck driver and posed an imminent threat to bystanders and officers.
- After being shot, Vizcaino drove the garbage truck about a half-mile before crashing on the Alford Street Bridge, where he was arrested and hospitalized.
- The DA’s report cites four gas cans found in Vizcaino’s SUV and family accounts that he had not slept for five days and had voiced suicidal thoughts; he now faces multiple criminal charges.