Tag: Miniard Culpepper
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Family says Dorchester man fatally shot by police officer was experiencing mental health crisis
A high-profile civil rights attorney representing Stephenson King Jr.’s family said Thursday that King was in the midst of a mental health crisis when Boston police fatally shot him and that body camera footage from his shooting should be released. “If the…
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BPD officer charged with manslaughter in shooting death of Dorchester man last week
A Boston police officer charged with manslaughter after he shot and killed a Dorchester man suspected in an apparent carjacking in Roxbury last week was released on personal recognizance after his arraignment Thursday. The officer, Nicholas O’Malley, 33, of West…
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Shattuck ‘restart’ sparks debate on recovery needs and housing
A renewed discussion over uses for the soon-to-be-vacant Lemuel Shattuck Hospital property next to Franklin Park has prompted new ideas – and a rise in tension among interested parties. State officials last year scrapped a Boston Medical Center-led plan to redevelop the…
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In council forum, topics run the gamut from affordable housing to immigration, rent control, bike and bus lanes
Part of the at-large panel (l-r): Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Marvin Mathelier and Alexandra Valdez at a Hibernian Hall forum on May 22, 2025. Photo by Georgia Epiphaniou Seventeen candidates for City Council seats fielded questions about affordable…