Editor's note: (February 16, 2024) Since this story was published, Emanuel Lopes was found guilty of murder for the fatal shootings of Officer Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams, along with other charges, including two counts of assault with intent to kill by shoot whoever responded. agents, according to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office. He is expected to be sentenced on March 19.
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A police officer near Boston was shot and killed with his own service weapon Sunday morning by a man who used the same weapon to kill a bystander at her home, authorities said.
Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna, 42, responded to an “erratic driver” call around 7:30 a.m., police said. He found a crashed car and a man vandalizing a house.
Chesna pulled out his gun and told the man to stop, according to Norfolk County Deputy Prosecutor Greg Connor. But instead, authorities said, the suspect, Emanuel Lopes, threw a rock at Chesna, which hit him in the head and knocked him down.
Lopes took Chesna's gun and shot him several times in the head and chest, Connor said.
The officers shot at Lopes, hitting him once in the leg, Connor said. They chased him as he fired three shots, killing a resident of his home, Connor said.
Police then detained Lopes and took him to South Shore Hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
Connor said Lopes will be arraigned Monday on two counts of murder.
Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes said Chesna would have celebrated his sixth anniversary with the department on Monday.
He was married and had two children, ages 4 and 9, Grimes said.
Chesna was a veteran of the U.S. Army, who joined “to open doors and become a police officer,” Grimes said.
NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill said on Twitter that Chesna The death was another example of the dangers police face. every day.
