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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/26/2021

Location : Captain Baker Road

City : Marstons Mills

County : Barnstable

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Barnstable Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/26/2021, Barnstable Police officers responded to reports of gunfire at a residence on Captain Baker Road in Marstons Mills. According to authorities, the man inside the home was armed and had discharged a firearm. Officers established a perimeter around the residence, closed nearby roads, evacuated neighboring homes, and requested assistance from the Barnstable County Regional SWAT Team and crisis negotiators.
The standoff continued for several hours as officers attempted to resolve the situation. According to the Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office, gunfire was exchanged during the confrontation, and officers shot the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities later recovered multiple firearms from the residence.
The shooting was investigated by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office, the agency responsible for investigating fatal police shootings in the county. Publicly available records do not indicate that the man's identity was ever released, nor do they identify the officers who fired their weapons. Available records also do not include a detailed public accounting of the events immediately preceding the shooting, the results of the investigative findings, or whether any officer was disciplined or criminally charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/07/26/barnstable-police-shooting-marstons-mills/
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/police-respond-armed-standoff-marstons-mills/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/police-shooting-barnstable-investigation/