From [HERE] and [HERE] A 43-year-old Worcester man was shot and killed by a Massachusetts state police trooper after he allegedly drove a stolen vehicle toward the trooper early Thursday morning. Officials say Victor Davilla was shot to death near the intersection of Chandler and Irving Streets shortly after midnight. Police said an officer working the midnight shift from the Holden barracks spotted 1997 Honda Accord that was reported stolen in Worcester. When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, police said the vehicle continued to move toward him. Police said the officer fired one shot at the car, hitting Davilla in the chest. Police are still looking for a woman that jumped out of the car prior to the shooting. They believe they know her identity and have some information about the direction she fled in. She is not believed to be a threat to the public.

“The trooper was standing in front of the suspect vehicle,” State Police spokesperson David Procopio said. “And the evidence indicates that the vehicle definitely was in drive and possibly driving toward him, putting him in fear for his safety.” [MORE] 

However, two other witnesses said they saw the trooper standing in front of the car. They said the driver was trying to back up and drive away. They said the trooper yelled repeatedly for the man to stop and then fired into the vehicle when he did not comply. The men said that once the trooper opened the car door and pulled the man out, the car coasted forward into a small tree. [MORE]

Procopio said the findings of an accident reconstruction team, ballistic evidence, and the fact that Davila later crashed his car into a utility pole confirmed the trooper’s account. (Police message: believe everything we say always. why even bother to investigate or even ever have any trial then?)