Police pursued Laboy after seeing the 44-year-old wielding a knife and discovering he was wanted on several warrants. Officers fatally fired at Laboy, who suffered from mental illness, after he made threatening motions at officers.
Victim's Name: Santos Laboy
Agency Responsible: Massachusetts State Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: June 19, 2015
County: Suffolk
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 558
Geography: Urban