The knife-wielding attacker shot and killed by an off-duty Boston police officer after refusing to again down from terrorizing Chick-fil-A patrons within the Again Bay this weekend has been recognized.
The 32-year-old was Lemark Jaramillo with a final recognized tackle of Roslindale, in line with BPD. He’s a U.S. citizen.
The off-duty officer is credited with saving the lives of harmless bystanders ready for his or her rooster sandwiches.
A supply tells the Herald Jaramillo was locked in a “dispute” that eruped right into a combat that got here in off the road and into Chick-fil-A within the 500-block of Boylston Avenue simply earlier than 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
A Jaramillo household spokeswoman, who requested not be be quoted by title, mentioned her household is “grieving” and Lemark was “not a violent man.”
She mentioned he was “hard working” and had “a loving family.” She added they really feel “horrible for the people in the restaurant and the officer. … It’s a tragedy for everyone.” She added the household can also be searching for solutions from authorities.
As for the off-duty officer, she mentioned, “it must be traumatic for him,” and he or she was “sorry he was put in that situation.” She lamented that many officers make it by means of a whole profession with out having to take a life.
She repeated Lemark was “not a threat to the community,” and her kin wish to know precisely what transpired Saturday that turned a go to to Again Bay right into a nightmare.
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