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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anyone know why they shot Sean Collier, the MIT police officer?
If the details have been published, I missed them.
Also - how did MBTA officer Richard Donohue end up getting shot? I guess the real question is, how did the shot-out start? Did the brothers start it by shooting a random officer in uniform?
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Does anyone know why they shot Sean Collier, the MIT police officer? (Original Post)
hedgehog
Apr 2013
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Speculation is that he was on his phone and they wrongly assumed it meant he had spotted them and
kestrel91316
Apr 2013
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mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)1. We also need to know if the suspect in custody was the shooter.
Very complicated
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)2. I imagine that will come out with forensics
What I was wondering was, did Sean Collier confront them for some reason, or did they see a uniform, panic and start shooting?
Did the other shoot-out begin when officers spotted the pair, or did they once again panic and start shooting?
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)3. Speculation is that he was on his phone and they wrongly assumed it meant he had spotted them and
was calling in to report. They might not have had a clue that cops use radios and not cell phones for communications or they were so scared they just weren't thinking clearly.
He was blindsided apparently.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)4. Thank you for that info.