An off-duty Boston cop fatally shot a lunatic who was trying to stab people at a Chick-fil-A over the weekend, prompting city officials to fall over themselves to offer heartfelt condolences — to the perp’s family.
The officer was in the right place at the right time in Boston’s wealthy Back Bay neighborhood Saturday evening when two people being chased by the knife-wielding man fled into the restaurant fearing for their lives.
The cop identified himself and ordered the suspect to drop his knife. When the armed maniac didn’t comply, the officer shot him. The suspect was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, NBC10 Boston reported. There were no additional reported injuries.
At a press conference after the incident, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu — who has been repeatedly mocked for a cavalcade of harebrained “woke” schemes during her brief time in office — somberly expressed sorrow over the demise of the would-be stabber.
“My condolences and all of our thoughts are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost,” Wu told reporters.
Other lefty Beantown officials fell in line to grieve the loss of the attacker, with Suffolk County, Mass., District Attorney Kevin Hayden, whose office is leading the post-shooting investigation, offering “thoughts and prayers” to the unidentified assailant’s family and friends. --->READ MORE HERE
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Here’s the statement that Mayor Michelle Wu should have made after an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man brandishing a knife inside a Back Bay Chick-fil-A Saturday: “We’d like to thank, first and foremost, the off-duty Boston Police officer who stepped up and took charge of a dangerous situation.
“We’d like to thank him for risking his life, and we’re grateful that he gets to return to his loved ones after the encounter. Police take on dangerous assignments daily. Not all get to come home. We’d like to thank them, and their families, for shouldering this burden.”
The Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society posted on social media: “It is a testament to the commitment your officers have to their beloved City and a reminder that they are never truly ‘off duty.’ ”
Our thanks go out to all BPD officers, those who stop crimes from being committed, who arrest those who commit them, who take guns and drugs off our streets, who have our backs every day.
The Chick-fil-A scene was chaotic Saturday. “The individual … attempted to stab the two individuals involved,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.
“The off-duty officer identified himself as a police officer, instructed him to drop the weapon and at this point the individual did not comply,” Cox continued. “At this point, the individual discharged his weapon to stop the threat.”
We can only imagine what could have happened had the officer not been on-site and acted as he did. It’s possible city leaders would be offering condolences to the families of people stabbed to death on a cold Saturday inside a Copley Square restaurant while onlookers watched in horror.
Thanks to that officer, they didn’t have to issue that statement, but Wu made one that grabbed attention and outrage.
“My condolences and all of our thoughts are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost,” Wu said from the scene Saturday night. --->READ MORE HERE
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