In charging Boston police officer with manslaughter, Suffolk DA ignored broader framing mandated by US Supreme Court

In charging Boston police officer with manslaughter, Suffolk DA ignored broader framing mandated by US Supreme Court

BOSTON POLICE Officer Nicholas O’Malley has been charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Stephenson King, a suspect in a reported carjacking in Roxbury in March. Officers located King less than a mile from the alleged carjacking. Police say he ignored commands and attempted to flee, maneuvering his vehicle and striking a police cruiser. O’Malley fired three shots, later stating he believed his partner was about to be struck by the car…