What a surprise!
Posted on 05/11/2026 6:59:48 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a civilian. Two men in separate cars were shot and have life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 46-year-old Tyler Brown, is in custody and is being treated for gunshot wounds at a hospital.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of River Street. Videos from witnesses show the gunman walking down the middle of the street firing and waving a rifle.
According to I-Team sources, a photo of Brown was included in an officer safety bulletin that went out Monday morning. At about 12:30, police officers attempted to do a well-being check at his home in Dorchester after his parole officer reported to police that he made a suicidal statement.
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Masshole attempted suicide by cop.
And your doctors and politicians do not want the good citizens to own firearms????!
Blessum you!
It must have been an obvious shoot by an armed Samaritan if CBS is reporting it.
“As people were scattering from their cars, Ryan said a State Police trooper and a civilian, a former Marine who has a license to carry a firearm, went toward the suspect with their weapons.
“Both the trooper and the civilian fired their weapons, and that suspect was struck multiple times in the extremities,” Ryan said.
No need to ask Yogi!
Once again, an Officer of the Law and a Marine move TOWARDS the danger.
Where do we find such men?
These men are found in, and are a product of, free society—in cities, in towns, and in workplaces.
James Michener
Bridges At Toko-Ri
We can sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf
God bless and keep them safe.
Hmmmmmm. Civilian better lawyer up STAT!
Can someone post a picture of the weapon.
“Brown was walking down the middle of Memorial Drive, firing the rifle”
I don’t know what kind of weapong he is using, but it not a rifle.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tyler-brown-cambridge-shooting-memorial-drive/
But yeah, put him back on the street. And have him run around with a firearm while taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens.
What a surprise!
“...State Police Trooper and a CITIZEN.”
Not “civilian.”
Their local news kept that part out. They said a man was shooting wildly, and police officers shot him. No mention of anyone else being hurt or another shooter who helped take him down.
Yeah...
We need more prison reform.
I’m guessing a 10mm carbine AR variant.
Judges and prosecutors that pamper violent mutants and allow them to terrorize society over and over again need to be held accountable.
Let’s break the “career criminal” lifestyle which is enabled via corrupt judges , prosecutors and politicians.
Looks like an AR “pistol” to me. Which is just a carbine with a funky stock.
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