July 19, 2011 4:01 PM
By Globe Staff
A man who was shot by Boston police last month after he opened fire and wounded an officer responding to a domestic violence call has died, Boston police said today.
Tyrone Cummings, 25, died at Boston Medical Center on Monday where he was being treated for gunshot wounds received during a violent encounter with police outside 22 Wentworth Terrace in Dorchester on June 14.
Police went to the residence after Cummings’s girlfriend called 911 and reported that her boyfriend attacked her and was threatening to kill her. When police arrived, Cummings immediately opened fire, wounding Officer Shawn Marando, who was struck in the calf by a bullet, the Globe has reported.
Marando, a 13-year-veteran about to complete his shift that day, returned fire as did another officer. Cummings was shot multiple times in the chest area, police said. The sister of Cummings’s girlfriend was also shot in the leg during the gunfight.
Both wounds were considered non-life-threatening.
When Cummings arrived at Boston Medical Center, hospital staff discovered he was carrying a second firearm along with a bag of ammunition.
The shooting remains under investigation by Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and police.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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