MSP firearm discharge reports re: June 19 shooting

Hi John -

I'll pass this along to Jake, and make sure future requests go to him. Thank you for your quick response!

Best,
Shawn

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All reports that resulted from the Suffolk DA's investigation into the shooting of Santos Laboy by a Massachusetts State Police trooper on Friday, June 19, 2015 along the Esplanade and Silber Road footbridge over Storrow Drive.

In a statement published by Boston CBS (see http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/06/19/shots-fired-on-storrow-drive-footbridge/), DA Conley said that a prosecutor had been assigned to investigate:

'Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley assigned a senior prosecutor to investigate the shooting.

"Our role as prosecutors is to determine whether the use of lethal force was justified as a matter of Massachusetts law,” Conley said. “That determination will be made after a full, fair, and impartial investigation. We draw no conclusions from the preliminary evidence and we reserve judgment until all the facts are in.'"

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

Jake -

That would be great — is there an ETA on the investigation's conclusion? I thought it might be completed now since the shooting was a year ago.

Best,
Shawn

Understood — please let me know when you can if the DA will be able to release anything at present.

Also thanks for the context from SF. I'll review this.

Thanks!

-Shawn