Juston Root

A 41-year-old man who was shot and killed by police in 2020.

Officers shot Juston Root nearly 30 times when they say he ignored their commands.

They first shot at Root outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital when investigators say he showed what appeared to be a gun. It was actually a paintball gun.

Root was hurt and took off from the scene. There was a chase and he was killed in Chestnut Hill.

The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office cleared the officers who shot Root of any wrongdoing in 2020.

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