"According to the filing, Brown's parole officer contacted Boston police about an hour before the shooting to report that the 46-year-old, "a known crack cocaine user," told him over the phone "that he had relapsed and was ready to end his life" ahead of a scheduled drug test."
"Over a FaceTime call with his parole officer Monday, Brown allegedly waved a semi-automatic rifle and said, "these people are gonna f-ing pay," and "I'm not going back to prison," the criminal complaint states. Brown was still on probation for a May 2020 shootout with law enforcement in the South End, and his concerned parole officer purportedly warned Boston police that Brown is known to carry knives and had an assault rifle, though he is not licensed to carry firearms."
"Boston police pinged Brown's cellphone and traced the device to Cambridgeport. According to court documents, authorities we..."
A parole officer contacted Boston police about an hour before a daytime shooting on Memorial Drive. The officer reported that Tyler Brown, a known crack cocaine user, said he had relapsed and was ready to end his life before a scheduled drug test. Another person in the same rooming house told the parole officer that Brown had been getting high all night and was “off his rocker.” Brown had been recently released from McLean Hospital and had diagnoses including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. During a FaceTime call, Brown allegedly waved a semi-automatic rifle and threatened that people would pay and that he would not go back to prison. Authorities traced his cellphone to Cambridgeport and sought him after the shooting left two people with life-threatening injuries.
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