Braintree Officers From Motel 6 Shooting Returning To Work

BRAINTREE, MA — After months of sitting on the sidelines, the five members of the Braintree Police Department involved in a fatal incident at the Braintree Motel 6 are back on the police beat.

Officers Donald Delaney, Bill Cushing, Paul Hamilton, John Hurley, and William Cushing Jr. recently returned to work, with the Braintree Police Department posting a photo of Hurley passing out candy from his cruiser on Halloween. On Wednesday, Delaney returned to the beat, according to a Facebook post. Police Chief Paul Shastany confirmed in a review that all five have been cleared to return to work.

At about 9:30 p.m., the five went to the motel to serve a restraining order. After the suspect, identified as Tizaya Jordan Robinson, refused to open the door to his room, officers used a key to enter and were greeted with gunfire from Robinson. Delaney was shot and struck in the head by shrapnel and was transported to Boston Medical Center.

Robinson was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot.

In July, the board of health revoked Motel 6's operating license. The decision was upheld by a Norfolk Superior Court judge.

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