We’re also getting answers from a local criminal justice professor on what makes a use of force incident justified. “We’re analyzing whether the use-of-force was appropriate and whether it was criminal or not, but we’re also looking at how a police officer was presented with a threat and how a police officer decided to use force in protection of himself or herself or other members of the public,” Gulluni explained. Tisdol was then taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where he died. Once State Police made contact with Tisdol, there was a chase on foot, during which shots were fired by both Tisdol and State Police. State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit at the casino tried to locate him, as he left heading towards Main and Union Streets. The D.A.’s office has released early information that Tisdol was possibly armed with a gun and allegedly acting aggressive towards people inside MGM Springfield. The Connecticut State’s Attorney determined that shooting was justified.

Tisdol’s son was in a car that police opened fire on after it drove at officers. We have also learned that Tisdol spoke with our sister station, WFSB-TV, in Connecticut after his son was hurt in a run-in with police. Many of them are offering their condolences to a man who appears to have connections to the music industry. Western Mass News has found several of Tisdol’s Facebook pages, which have thousands of followers. Gulluni spoke with Western Mass News on Monday after a deadly officer-involved shooting in Springfield that left 48-year-old William Tisdol of Hartford, CT. There was a law enforcement response including members from my office,” said Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. “Early Saturday morning, there was a use-of-force by Massachusetts State Police troopers that resulted in the death of a civilian. SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The Hampden District Attorney’s Office has released new information into an officer-involved shooting in Springfield last weekend that left a 48-year-old man dead.

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