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Boston's Mayor Wu responds after condolences to attempted stabbing suspect killed by off-duty officer draw ire
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded to critics who accused her of being excessively sympathetic to a would-be stabber who was killed by the police, accusing them of “politicizing” the situation.
The suspect, who was identified as 32-year-old Lmark Jaramillo, was killed by an off-duty police officer after he allegedly tried to stab at least two people in a Chick-fil-A restaurant near Boylston Street. The officer identified himself and instructed Jaramillo to drop his weapon before pulling the trigger, police said.
On Monday, Wu said it was “unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident.”
“Our officers are in extremely difficult and dangerous situations every single day keeping our residents safe,” the politician, who took office in 2021, said. “I expressed condolences, along with our police commissioner and district attorney, because every loss of life is a horrible tragedy.”
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded to critics after being scrutinized for her response to Saturday’s attempted stabbing incident. (Boston 25 News)
Wu also said she is grateful “every hour of every day for the work of our Boston police officers.”
“In this case, we had an off-duty officer who saw something happening, his training kicked in, and took action and surely saved even more lives,” she added.
Wu was responding to a question about criticism from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., over her condolences.
“Condolences from the mayor of Boston – wait for it – to a knife-wielding man trying to kill people!” the South Carolina congresswoman previously wrote. “Thankfully this guy was stopped in his tracks by a brave law enforcement officer.”
At Saturday’s press conference, Wu notably did not reference the victims of the attempted stabbing. Instead, she said she was thinking of those “impacted” by the incident, which transpired in “one of the busier parts” of Beantown.
“My condolences, and all of our thoughts, are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost,” Wu said. “And I’m also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today in one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy.”
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took office in 2021. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
“I’m glad that the officer is safe and very grateful for a quick response from all of our first responders here again,” she continued.
It wasn’t just Mace – conservatives across the country slammed Wu for appearing regretful over the death of the suspect.
One of Wu’s many online critics was conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who suggested that the 40-year-old leave office.
“Boston, I’m going to say this as simply as I can: You desperately need a new mayor. Trust me,” Kirk wrote.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu offered her “condolences, and all of our thoughts” to the family of a knife-wielding suspect killed by a police officer on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Fox News contributor Joe Concha, a former Boston resident, also expressed disbelief at Wu’s response.
“How exactly did Boston vote for this again?” Concha wrote. “I lived in the Back Bay area. It was one of the safest parts of the city. And she’s offering condolences????”
Wu will head to Washington, D.C., this week, where she is slated to testify before Congress on Boston’s sanctuary city policies. She is one of four Democratic mayors planning to speak.
Fox News Digital reached out to Wu for comment on Monday, but did not immediately hear back.
Fox News’ Andrew Fone contributed to this report.
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Connecticut is taking a step to make sure workers are paid fairly.
On June 30, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 26-17, which enables the State Comptroller to issue a stop work order and withhold state funds to contractors that are not properly paying their employees.
The bill was signed on the construction site for Greeneville Elementary School, which is one of the four new elementary schools being built in Norwich. The State of Connecticut is reimbursing the city for 80% of the project, and the law applies to “any place where the state is making a payment,” Lamont said.
Wage theft can take many forms
It matters because wage theft can take many forms, from money taken from base pay, to money not given in benefits, Kimberly Glassman, director of compliance and government affairs for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478, said.
Local 478 also has a presence in the Norwich school building project, with 10 to 20 union members working at each site daily, Glassman said.
What do state leaders think of the Greeneville site’s progress?
Lamont is impressed with how quickly the work is going.
“They told me that the walls went up in the last two weeks, so a lot of progress is happening,” he said.
During the bill signing, Norwich Mayor Swarnjit Singh touted the importance of using union labor and the value of project labor agreements.
“We are on time and on budget,” he said.
After the bill signing, Singh said its possible the Greeneville School building could be complete as soon as the first quarter of 2027, he said.
“They’re not wasting any time,” Singh said.
State Rep. Derrel Wilson attended the original Greeneville School as a kid, and still lives in Greeneville. He was credited as being one of the driving forces for getting the workers bill passed.
“It’s exciting seeing this revitalization for our neighborhood, seeing active construction and watching individuals rebuild our community,” Wilson said.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts dad on ‘adventure of a lifetime’ left fighting for his life in Fiji after noticing bug bite
A trip of a lifetime quickly turned into an unimaginable nightmare for a Massachusetts father who is fighting for his life halfway across the world after being bitten by a bug.
Scott and Claire Winslow always dreamt of sailing across the South Pacific with their family — and in April, they were finally able to turn their dream into a reality when they embarked on an “adventure of a lifetime” to enjoy their retirement, according to an online fundraiser.
But just weeks into the three-month sailing voyage, Scott noticed what appeared to be a bug bite and his health rapidly deteriorated, WBZ-TV reported.
His condition worsened for nearly two weeks while at sea alongside his nephew, and by the time their ship made it to land in Fiji, he was so weak that he was unable to walk.
The father-of-three was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors discovered the severity of his infection.
“By the time they got to a doctor, he was so sick,” Scott’s daughter Lisa Babbin told the outlet.
Scott was then transferred from a private hospital to the Intensive Care Unit at Lautoka Hospital on Vitu Levu, the main island of Fiji, where his wife Claire was heartbreakingly told to “prepare for the worst.”
The retiree remains critically ill on a ventilator, battling septic shock and organ failure.
The infection has spread to Scott’s lungs and gallbladder and his kidneys are functioning at “a fraction of their normal capacity,” the GoFundMe page says.
It’s still unclear how the infection started — whether by the insect bite, an infected wound or something else, according to the dad’s family.
While doctors are doing everything they can, Scott’s critical condition requires greater care than the local hospital can manage, according to his daughter.
“Every hour counts for my father,” Babbin said.
The family has secured a bed for the critically ill father at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Mass., but doesn’t know if they will be able to afford to fly him back to the United States for better care.
“All we need is a medflight, that’s the only thing we need to get him home,” Babbin said. “Medflights are not cheap.”
A special medical flight from Fiji to Boston — which is over 8,000 miles in distance — could set the family back a staggering $250,000, according to the outlet.
In addition to the fundraiser, the Winslow family has applied for a US government loan to help with the astronomical costs of flying Scott home as well as the foreign medical bills that are adding up without medical insurance coverage.
Scott is a “hardworking, loyal, generous” man, “always willing to lend a hand,” relatives wrote on the fundraising page.
“He has spent a lifetime helping others, supporting his family, and being there whenever someone needed him.”
While Scott’s family “remain hopeful and continue to pray” for his recovery, “they are also facing the overwhelming financial burden that comes with a catastrophic medical emergency overseas,” the fundraiser says.
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