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Boston police fired 31 rounds in 3 seconds, killing man after wild chase from hospital, lawsuit claims
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Juston Root, a 41-year-old with a long history of mental illness, had led police on a wild chase to Brookline on Feb. 7 after brandishing a replica semi-automatic gun at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Officers swarmed the scene at a shopping center on Route 9. One raised his foot, kicked Root over and, in unison with the other officers, took aim at him and fired 31 rounds in three seconds, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in US District Court in Boston.
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