Northeast
Accused Massachusetts cop killer Karen Read compares supporters to Vietnam War protesters after mistrial
Massachusetts murder suspect Karen Read compared her supporters to Vietnam War protesters, telling a group Monday, “Thank you. I hope I meet all of you one day, and I don’t know you, but I love you.”
Read, 44, has been accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, 46, in January 2022 by striking him with her SUV and letting him freeze to death in the snow outside a Canton home.
Read has maintained her innocence and went to trial, which ended in a mistrial in July. Prosecutors plan to retry her in January.
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Karen Read departs Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. on Aug. 9, 2024. (Patriot Pics/Backgrid for Fox News Digital)
Stopping by the group demonstrating on the side of the highway in Dedham on Labor Day, Read expressed her appreciation for their support.
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“You’re brave,” Read told the crowd, and then compared their efforts to protests of the Vietnam War, which left nearly 60,000 Americans and millions of Vietnamese dead.
“You would’ve protested the Vietnam War and ended it. And this is the modern equivalent to that, so thank you all,” she said in footage obtained by WCVB.
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Read’s trial this year ignited dueling demonstrations outside the Dedham courthouse, with many supporting Read and advocating for her innocence as others voiced their belief in her guilt.
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After the mistrial, Read’s attorneys asked that the charges be thrown out by arguing jurors had voted to acquit her but misunderstood deliberation procedures.
A judge denied the request, and since then, many people have continued to demonstrate across Massachusetts in support of her.
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Supporters of Karen Read celebrate near Norfolk Superior Court on July 1, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Read pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
Prosecutors said Read dropped O’Keefe off at a house party hosted by a fellow officer after a night of drinking, then mowed him down while making a three-point turn and drove away.
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Read’s defense team countered that she had been framed by someone who beat O’Keefe to death inside the home.
Read is free while she awaits her new trial, which is set to begin on Jan. 27.
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Boston, MA
Bruins Believe They ‘Didn’t Do Enough’ In Loss To Flyers | NESN
The Boston Bruins suffered a 3-1 road loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Boston entered the game in points in eight-straight games, as the Bruins are competing for a playoff spot. However, Boston’s offense struggled on Saturday, as the Bruins scored just once on Dan Vladar, and head coach Marco Sturm felt like the team didn’t do enough to create more scoring chances.
“(Vladar) played really good, he kind of made those saves he needed to,” Sturm said as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage on Saturday. “We just didn’t do enough of a good job being around him or being front of him.”
Although Sturm didn’t like Boston’s play, Vladar still made some key stops when the game was close.
Bruins forward Morgan Geekie had multiple chances and was frustrated that he couldn’t score on any of them.
“Just one of those nights,” Geekie said. “Their goalie played well. Couldn’t quite put it in the spot I wanted to a couple times and Dan made a couple great plays.”
Boston’s lone goal came from Charlie McAvoy, while Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves on 16 shots, as Philadelphia added an empty-netter to secure the win.
With the loss, the Bruins fell to 33-21-5 and are holding onto the final Wild Card spot. Boston will return to the ice at home on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Pittsburg, PA
Silovs makes 22 saves, Penguins shut out Golden Knights | NHL.com
Vegas allowed two power-play goals on Pittsburgh’s four chances after giving up one on 12 opportunities the previous four games.
“I think we just had poor execution all game long,” Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith said. “Obviously, our penalty kill has been pretty good for us and that wasn’t good enough tonight.”
Rickard Rakell pushed it to 4-0 on another power play at 15:06, stopping a shot from Karlsson with his left skate and wrapping a shot around Hill.
Brazeau scored on a wrist shot from above the right circle at 14:59 of the third period for the 5-0 final.
“Second period, they took it to us,” McNabb said. “We were out of it, basically.”
NOTES: With goals from Kindel, Chinakhov and Brazeau, the Penguins have 73 goals by players in their first season with the team. It’s the most in the NHL this season and 13 more than the next closest (the Anaheim Ducks, 59). … The Golden Knights have been outscored 9-1 in the first and second periods of their first three games out of the break for the Olympics. … Karlsson has 908 points (204 goals, 704 assists), tied with Scott Stevens (908 points; 196 goals, 712 assists) for the 13th-most by a defenseman in League history. … Vegas forward Mitch Marner had a point streak end at six games (seven points; four goals, three assists).
Connecticut
Two people shot in New Haven restaurant Saturday evening
New Haven police say two people were shot at a restaurant on Grand Avenue Saturday evening.
One of the victims was a 22-year-old male from East Haven who was shot in the leg and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment.
According to police, the second victim was a 17-year-old male and arrived shortly after.
While on scene, police confirmed one of the possible shooters was still inside the restaurant.
According to police, the victims were both inside the restaurant when the teen was approached by Naguea Bratton and another suspect.
They say a fight occurred which resulted in both victims being shot.
Police detained Bratton who was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, two counts of illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine and larceny of a motor vehicle.
Bratton is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Both victims have non-life-threatening injuries police say.
They say additional arrests are expected to be completed by warrant.
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