Rifle-wielding maniac was free to go on rampage thanks to sweetheart sentence
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Tyler Brown, a serial criminal previously convicted of armed assault with intent to murder for shooting at Boston police officers in 2020, received a controversial five- to six-year sentence from a Massachusetts judge, significantly less than the 12-year recommendation by prosecutors.
- The lenient sentence angered Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who apologized to the officers involved and criticized the ruling for failing to adequately hold Brown accountable for his violent actions.
- Brown recently engaged in a violent shooting spree in Cambridge, firing 50 to 60 rounds at random vehicles on Memorial Drive, critically injuring two men and causing widespread panic among witnesses.
- He was shot and apprehended by a Massachusetts state trooper and a licensed Marine during the rampage, and is currently hospitalized awaiting arraignment on charges including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder.
- Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan confirmed that Brown is expected to face serious charges related to the latest shooting incident.