Cambridge Shooting Suspect Relapsed After Release From Psychiatric Hospital: Report

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Tyler Brown was less than one week removed from being committed in a psychiatric hospital when he relapsed on substance use and expressed suicidal thoughts prior to the Monday shooting on Memorial Drive, according to a report from Boston 25 News.

Brown was released from McLean Hospital in Belmont on Friday, May 8. His previous diagnoses include post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. On the day of the shooting, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said that Boston police contacted its peers in Cambridge to alert them of Brown after being warned by his parole officer. According to the parole officer, Brown had relapsed and used crack cocaine and expressed suicidal thoughts. A neighbor of Brown corroborated that story saying Brown was acting erratically the night before and was also drinking alcohol.

Brown has been charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and illegal firearm possession after opening fire into traffic with an assault-style weapon. When law enforcement arrived on the scene, Brown began shooting at them as well before ultimately surrendering. Brown suffered gunshot wounds himself after being shot by a Trooper and a former Marine who had a license to carry. Brown was on parole at the time of the incident stemming from a shootout with Boston police in the spring of 2020.

Two men were shot by Brown and were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. One of the victims has been identified by a family member.

Read more at Boston 25 News.

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