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DA identifies Mass. man fatally shot in armed standoff with police
WCVB • • nation
Key Points:
- Gregory Buckley, 31, was fatally shot by Lakeville police officers after pointing a gun at them during a response to a "disturbed person" call at a home on Heritage Hill.
- Officers commanded Buckley to drop the gun, and gunfire was exchanged, resulting in Buckley being hit and later dying at Morton Hospital.
- Four officers were taken to the hospital for evaluation and subsequently released; all were wearing body cameras that recorded the entire incident.
- It remains unclear whether Buckley fired at officers first, and the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office is conducting an investigation.
- Neighbors reported hearing sirens and took shelter in their basements during the shooting incident.
