Crime & Safety
Man With Knife In Lexington, Massachusetts Shot And Killed By Wilmington Police Officer, DA Says
As officers set up outside, Ryan said the man ran out of the house with a large kitchen knife and "advanced on the officers."
April 20, 2026
A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by a police officer outside a home in Lexington, Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
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Ryan said Lexington Police got a 911 call from a man at a home on Mason Street around 1:40 p.m. He told them his 26-year-old son had hurt himself with a knife. The son was still in the house and the father asked officers for help.
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Police sealed off part of a yard on Mason Street in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 18, 2026/CBS Boston
As Lexington Police arrived, they were followed by officers from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) a consortium of 68 police departments in Middlesex and Essex counties. Those officers were in Lexington at the time for some Patriots' Day events.
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