{"id":2601714,"date":"2026-05-12T13:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/career-criminal-opens-fire-on-police-officers-while-out-on-parole-for-the-same-crime\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:40:59","slug":"career-criminal-opens-fire-on-police-officers-while-out-on-parole-for-the-same-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/career-criminal-opens-fire-on-police-officers-while-out-on-parole-for-the-same-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Criminal Opens Fire on Police Officers While Out on Parole for the Same Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcareer-criminal-opens-fire-on-police-officers-while-out-on-parole-for-the-same-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A convicted felon on parole named Tyler Brown opened fire during daylight on Memorial Drive in Cambridge,Massachusetts,around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Two people sitting in their cars where hit in the initial shots and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suffered life-threatening injuries<\/a>. Brown fired an estimated 50-60 rounds, reportedly seeming to target cars and acting seemingly at random, before he was stopped by a Massachusetts State Police trooper and an armed civilian. Brown was hospitalized in intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say Brown had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-iowa-officer-has-long-criminal-history\/\" title=\"Suspect in fatal ... of Iowa officer has long criminal history\">long criminal history<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-synagogue-bomb-plot\/\" title=\"Colorado Man ...d To Prison For Synagogue Bomb Plot\">previously pleaded guilty<\/a> in 2021 to charges including discharging a firearm at police. That prior incident stemmed from a 2020 attack where he fired 13 shots at police while on probation for earlier convictions.Witnesses described the shooting as sudden and chaotic. A civilian Marine licensed to carry a gun intervened; a witness said the Marine helped save her life by warning her to run and helping create safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A convicted felon on parole for firing a gun at police was involved in a daylight shooting that took place along Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Brown opened fire on the street at about 1:30 p.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/daylight-police-shooting-memorial-drive-cambridge-prompts-massive-emergency-response\/E36U7D4T55BW5APSNZCGNRQ32Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFXT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Massachusetts State Police trooper and an armed civilian brought down Brown, officials said. The gunman was hospitalized and is in intensive care, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/what-we-know-about-accused-memorial-drive-gunman-tyler-brown\/3948328\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two victims sitting in their cars were hit in the initial round of shots and suffered life-threatening injuries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/tyler-brown-boston-police-previous-shootout\/71275077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCVB-TV<\/a>. Brown fired an estimated 50 to 60 shots seemingly at random before he was stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Joseph Minino Rodriguez said the shooter \u201cjust straight up gets into a gunfight with the cops.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: A madman was shooting a rifle at cars in Cambridge, MA today injuring two people.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to note, in MA these rifles are illegal for law-abiding citizens to possess. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0wYQie8dU\">pic.twitter.com\/M0wYQie8dU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mass Daily News (@MassDailyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassDailyNews\/status\/2053962020274176455?\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown, 46, pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges that included armed assault with intent to murder and attempted assault and battery by means of discharging a firearm after firing 13 shots at police in a May 2020 incident.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Brown was on probation after being convicted in 2014 for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and witness intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, then-District Attorney Rachel Rollins criticized the 5-6 year sentence Brown received, which was half of the 10 to 12 years prosecutors requested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy office recommended a significant sentence for Mr. Brown, given the nature of his offenses and the \u200btrauma and harm he inflicted. I am disappointed in the sentence that was imposed,\u201d Rollins wrote in her statement then.<\/p>\n<p>An officer involved in the 2020 attack filed a victim impact statement that read in part, \u201cI am a firm believer that when Mr. Tyler Brown gets out, he will hurt, or worse, kill someone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbation apparently means nothing to Mr. Tyler Brown, nor does the value of life,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the incident began out of nowhere, according to WFXT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More videos from the shooting in Cambridge earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly at least two people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Odds the would be killer went through the legal process to own that \u201cshort barrel rifle?\u201d Very low.<\/p>\n<p>Almost as if criminals don\u2019t follow \u201cgun laws\u201d \ud83e\udd21<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CityLife?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CityLife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boston?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boston<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGagQ5pIll\">https:\/\/t.co\/pGagQ5pIll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Il5t9ts3Y\">pic.twitter.com\/8Il5t9ts3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mrgunsngear\/status\/2053965165012324636?\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA guy holding a rifle, a semi-automatic rifle\u2026I ran. He just started shooting out of nowhere, and he shot a lot,\u201d Dennis Rodriguez, who works at a nearby gas station, said. \u201cThe guy who was shooting, they shot him down over there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WFXT noted that Brown\u2019s criminal record covers almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/cambridge-mass-shooting-today-timeline-of-events\/3948299\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTS-TV<\/a>, the civilian who intervened was a Marine licensed to carry a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Rachel Saveriano said he saved her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could see the shooter coming towards me in the middle of the road,\u201d Saveriano said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think I should get out of my car, but I didn\u2019t really know what to do,\u201d she said, adding that she froze until the Marine arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man came around his car and pulled open my car door and made, like, a barricade,\u201d Saveriano said. \u201cHe had a gun, and he told me to run, and I ran, and then I just screamed to people to run as I was running.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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