Police responded at 1:43 p.m. to a 911 call reporting a robbery at Indulge!, a candy store. Officers arrived to find Michael Conlon with a knife. Newton officers fired a beanbag shotgun and State Police used a Taser in an effort to incapacitate Conlon. Two Newton officers shot and killed Conlon.
Agency: Newton Police Department
Motive: Robbery
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Michael Conlon
Death Date: January 5, 2021
County: Middlesex
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6507