New details were released about a man accused of swinging a sword at a police cruiser, then charging at an officer, before being shot Sunday morning.
sprinted at the officer early Sunday morning wielding a swordThe incident began about 6 a.m. Sunday when O'Connell dashed into the middle of Main Street near Carlton Court, right in front of a police cruiser, forcing the officer inside to brake suddenly, police said. The man allegedly started to swing the sword back and forth while advancing on the vehicle.
The officer backed up until traffic came up behind him, preventing him from going further, police said. The officer then got out and told O'Connell to drop the sword, but O'Connell didn't.Sign up for NECN newsletters. At that point, O'Connell allegedly sprinted toward the officer with the sword above his head and ignored another command to drop the sword from the officer, who now had his gun drawn. When O'Connell was close enough to hit the officer, he opened fire on him, police said.
The officer then called for an ambulance, which arrived within six minutes, and in the meantime administered first aid, police said. O'Connell was rushed to UMass Memorial Medical Center; police didn't share his condition as of Tuesday.
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