Girl arrested in loss of life of Boston cop present in snowstorm

By Will Katcher

masslive.com

CANTON, Mass. — A Mansfield lady is going through costs linked to the loss of life of a veteran Boston police officer discovered unresponsive outdoors a Canton house within the freezing chilly of Saturday’s nor’easter.

Massachusetts State Police detectives on Tuesday arrested Karen Learn, a 41-year-old Mansfield resident, three days following the loss of life of Officer John O’Keefe, the Norfolk District Legal professional’s workplace mentioned. The 16-year Boston officer was discovered outdoors a Fairview Street house in Canton early Saturday and dropped at Good Samaritan Medical Heart, the place he was pronounced lifeless a number of hours later.

Learn now faces costs of motorized vehicle murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a motorized vehicle collision inflicting loss of life, authorities mentioned.

Her arrest comply with a number of days of “intense investigation,” Norfolk District Legal professional Michael Morrissey. Whereas extra details about what occurred Saturday might be launched when she seems in Stoughton District Courtroom Wednesday, the district legal professional mentioned that she had pushed to Canton with O’Keefe within the early hours of that morning. In a press release late Tuesday, he mentioned, “Tonight our ideas are very a lot with these whom John left behind.”

“John can be vastly missed by his buddies and colleagues right here on the Boston Police Division as we ship our heartfelt condolences to his household, and family members throughout this troublesome time,” Boston police Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Lengthy mentioned.

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