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New Bedford teen fatally shot by police

New Bedford police open fire on 15-year-old they say stabbed a detective

By Brian R. Ballou

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 18, 2012

New Bedford police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy Malcolm Gracia Thursday night after he repeatedly stabbed a member of the department’s gang unit with a hunting knife equipped with a gut hook, officials said. The attack could have killed Officer Tyson Barnes, who is listed in stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital today, Mayor Jon Mitchell said at a press conference. Gracia was the son of Joseph M. Ramos, Jr., who was shot to death by Dartmouth police in 2009 while he was armed with a screwdriver, according to Boston attorney Jeffrey Denner.

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