Tewksbury Police Department received 911 calls about the possible stabbing of two individuals at the Salter School, 515 Woburn St. Officers responding to the call saw a man matching the description of the stabbing suspect in the area of 55 Forest Ave. Ryan said when officers approached the suspect, they saw the Sparks holding a handgun. Sparks refused to comply with the officers' orders and shots were fired by the officers. He was transported to Saints Memorial Hospital in Lowell where he was pronounced dead.
Victim's Name: Doug Sparks
Agency Responsible: Tewksbury Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Date of Death: February 17, 2015
County: Middlesex
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 161
Geography: Suburban