A Boston police officer was killed after allegedly being run over by his girlfriend while he was buried in a snow drift, according to investigators in the Massachusetts city.
Per news reports, Officer John O’Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, was found lying outside a home in the Canton area of the city on Saturday.
After investigating, police believe 41-year-old Karen Read of nearby Mansfield allegedly ran him over with her car and drove away, leaving him in the snow in the aftermath of a major winter snowstorm in the area. Related: Mom Charged With Attempted Murder After Dropping Daughter Into Zoo’s Bear Enclosure Read was arrested Tuesday night and officially charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision causing death, and motor vehicle homicide.
Multiple local news sources have reported that Read was apparently O’Keefe’s girlfriend. According to prosecutors, the couple had gone out on Friday night before driving to a residence on Fairview Road in Canton.
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