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Victoria "Torie" Snelgrove (Family Photo)
Victoria "Torie" Snelgrove
(Family Photo)
Riot Police near Fenway prior to the shooting.
Riot Police near Fenway prior to the shooting.

Victoria Snelgrove (October 29, 1982 – October 21, 2004) was a student who was accidentally killed by Boston police about an hour and a half after the Boston Red Sox's victory over the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The American League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees Snelgrove was a junior majoring in journalism at Emerson College, to which she had transferred from Fitchburg State College in the fall of 2003. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Emerson College is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts that focuses on "communication and the arts" This article is for the state college in Fitchburg Massachusetts She was 21 years old when she died. She was mortally wounded near Fenway Park when an FN 303 blunt trauma / pepper spray projectile — classified as a less-lethal weapon — hit her in her eye, causing her to bleed excessively. The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal launcher manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. Treatment of physical trauma is described here and in First aid. Pepper spray (also known as OC spray (from " Oleoresin Capsicum " OC gas, capsicum spray, or oleoresin capsicum A projectile is any object propelled through space by the exertion of a force which ceases after launch Less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, or more recently compliance weapons are weapons intended Eyes are organs that detect Light, and send signals along the Optic nerve to the visual areas of the brain Ambulances were blocked by the excessive crowds which still refused to clear the area, preventing prompt medical attention from arriving from the dense medical area only a half-mile away. Snelgrove died at 12:50 p. m. EDT at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about 12 hours after being shot. According to the autopsy, the pellet opened a three-quarter-inch hole in the bone behind the eye, broke into nine pieces, and damaged the right side of her brain. An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain A video of the scene shows the crowd dispersing once they realized the severity of her injury as she lay face-down on the ground bleeding.

Boston Police Department Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole placed the police officer involved in the incident on leave. The Boston Police Department ( BPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston Massachusetts. Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions especially referring to a high-ranked public (administrative or Police) official or an analogous Kathleen M O'Toole is the Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate set up to audit Ireland's national police force the Garda Síochána and report to Ireland's Minister A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. O'Toole later attended the hour-long funeral on October 27, 2004, at St. John's Catholic church in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts along with Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Gov. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Saint John the Apostle ( Greek Ιωάννης, see Names of John) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Mitt Romney.

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The investigation and aftermath

The investigation into Snelgrove's death was led by former U.S. Attorney Donald K. Stern best known for prosecuting mob figures, including fugitive Winter Hill Gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger. United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and Donald K Stern was the US attorney for Massachusetts from 1993 to 2001. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from Custody, whether it be from private Slavery, a government Arrest, government or non-government questioning The Winter Hill Gang is a loose confederation of Boston Massachusetts -area Organized crime figures predominately Irish-American with a small Italian-American James Joseph " Whitey " Bulger Jr (born September 3 1929) is a wanted fugitive and alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang O'Toole accepted the department's responsibility, yet still blamed the "punks" who turned the event into a near-riot as the real cause. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other After the police investigation, Officer Rochefort Milien was identified as the person who actually fired the shot that killed Snelgrove. On May 2, 2005, the city of Boston announced a $5. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 million settlement for her family's lawsuit.

On September 12, 2005, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced that he would not prosecute any of the officers involved. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Suffolk County is a County of Massachusetts. As of 2000 the population was 689807 A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals Daniel F Conley is the current District Attorney for Suffolk County Massachusetts which serves Boston, Revere, Chelsea and [1]

On September 16, 2005, O'Toole demoted the police superintendent who was in charge the night of the shooting to captain and suspended two officers. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers She also issued written reprimands to two other officers. Milien agreed to accept a 45-day suspension without pay. The deputy superintendent outside Fenway Park at the time of the incident was also criticized for poor decisions that led to Snelgrove's death, but had already retired and escaped disciplinary action.

The weapon that killed Snelgrove was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of Firearms The official Because of this incident, several police forces, including the Seattle Police Department, discontinued use of this weapon. The Seattle Police Department ( SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle Washington, except for the campus of the University As of 2005, further claims regarding the inaccuracy of the model FN 303 have come up, and may prompt a recall of the weapon.

After her death, Boston Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon said he would have traded back Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS to have her back. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (born April 11, 1974 in) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the New York Mets The American League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees

Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan dedicated their book, Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle The Historic 2004 Season to Snelgrove. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Stewart O'Nan (born February 4, 1961) is an American Novelist Life and work Born on February 4, 1961 to The dedication reads simply : "For Victoria Snelgrove / Red Sox fan".

Notes

  1. ^  http://www.mass.gov/da/suffolk/docs/091205.html Retrieved October 26, 2005

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