Police Union Tears Into Judge For Going Soft On Alleged Cambridge Shooter

The union representing Boston police officers tore into Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders after a Massachusetts state trooper and a Marine veteran halted a crazed gunman’s rampage.

The Boston Police Department advised Cambridge Police Monday that a person armed with a rifle in the area had been acting erratically. Forty-six-year-old Tyson Brown, who had a history of violent crime, fired 60 rounds days after being released from a psychiatric hospital, WBUR, a Boston-area NPR station, reported, drawing outrage from the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association.

“Talk about a ball drop,” the union posted on X Monday. “The fact that the judicial system thought it prudent to show leniency to a wannabe cop killer 5-years ago is not only the definition of insanity but an undeniable insult to those who put their lives on the line everyday.”

Brown fired at least 13 rounds from a .40-caliber Glock that he was illegally carrying at a police officer in a May 2020 incident, according to a 2021 release from the Suffolk County District Attorney.

The union also praised both the Marine veteran and the Massachusetts state trooper who stopped Brown’s shooting spree.

“Yet another example of heroes running towards the danger,” the union