Mayor Orders Review of Motel 6 License; Tells Motel to Temporarily Shut Down

BRAINTREE, MA — Motel 6 on Union Street could lose their license to operate in the town following a shooting that sent a police officer to the hospital.

Mayor Joseph Sullivan announced Friday that he has ordered the board of health to review the motel's license to operate. The review is scheduled to take place at the board's May 18 meeting.

On May 5, five officers 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. Due to the gunshots, Officer Donald Delaney was struck in the head by shrapnel and was transported to Boston Medical Center. He was released two days later but faces future surgery.

Robinson was found dead in his room from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with police.

“The harrowing events that occurred last Friday night where a Braintree police officer was shot in the head as he and four fellow Braintree police officers attempted to serve a restraining order on a Motel 6 guest are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” Sullivan said in a statement.

Sullivan said he met with Motel 6 representatives Thursday and asked them to shut down pending a review of the property. As of Friday evening, the motel remains open, the mayor's office said.

The announcement comes following statements from Sullivan and Braintree Town Council President Sean Powers that they intended on having conversations about the future of the motel.

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