Mass. trooper shoots man who pointed gun at him
By: Marc Larocque, The Enterprise
BROCKTON, Mass. — The man who was shot by a state trooper in Brockton on Saturday morning, later identified as a 25-year-old from Fall River, is now facing five criminal charges including assault with intent to murder after police said he pointed a gun at the trooper.
Claude W. Brown-Madison, 25, who is a Fall River resident but previously lived in Brockton, was the man shot by a state trooper in self-defense just before 9 a.m. on Colonel Bell Drive near Sullivan Towers, according to Massachusetts State Police. Brown-Madison is being charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, committing a firearm violation while having a record that includes at least three prior violent or drug crimes, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm without an FID card.
“Investigation thus far indicates that Brown-Madison was armed during the incident and pointed a firearm at the trooper,” said Dave Procopio, a spokesperson for Massachusetts State Police, in a statement released to the media. “The suspect’s firearm was recovered at the scene of the shooting.”
