During the Feb. 7, 2020 incident, Juston Root, 41, was armed with what appeared to be a gun, police said, but was actually a BB pistol. Police responded to the hospital after Root brandished the apparent firearm to a hospital security guard.
Judge Sandra Lynch, who wrote the majority opinion, said five officers who fired their guns independently gave evidence that Root reached into his jacket when told to put his hands up. Lynch wrote that is 'exactly' what other witnesses saw in Brookline - including a medical doctor and a woman with EMS training.
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