NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities have identified a knife-wielding man who was fatally shot by police in Newton on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers responding to a 911 call for reports of a robbery at Indulge! on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands around 1:45 p.m. found a 28-year-old man who lives above the candy shop brandishing a knife and followed him up into an apartment, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan.
Local and state police officers then used a beanbag shotgun and a taser to try to subdue Michael Conlon, of Newton, but were unable to do so, Ryan said. Two Newton officers then shot the suspect.
Conlon was taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
No police officers were injured in the incident. Two were taken to a hospital for stress.
The owner of the candy shop was also unharmed.
Indulge! has been a landmark in the community for decades.
Troopers assigned to the district attorney’s office are assisting Newton police with the investigation.
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