Weymouth shaken after officer, bystander both shot and killed

A mourner is comforted by a Weymouth police officer during a procession held outside of the Boston Medical Examiner's office after a Weymouth police officer was killed in the line of duty.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A police officer and a local woman were shot and killed Sunday after a 20-year-old man allegedly crashed a car, attacked the officer, stole his gun, and used it to shoot both victims. The suspect is in custody and expected to be arraigned on Monday.

This Dec. 10, 2012 photo shows Weymouth Police Officer Michael C. Chesna in Weymouth, Mass. Chesna died Sunday, July 15, 2018, from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer?s gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase. (Gary Higgins/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)

GARY HIGGINS/THE QUINCY PATRIOT LEDGER VIA AP/FILE 2012

Family, neighbors mourn for slain Weymouth officer Michael Chesna

Michael Chesna, 42, a six-year veteran of the Weymouth police department, was shot not far from where he grew up, his father-in-law, Francis Doran, said in a phone interview.

Police stand at salute along Main Street in Weymouth as the body of Weymouth police officer Michael Chesna, 42, is driven to the Medical Examiner's office in Boston.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

?We are with you, Weymouth?: Officials mourn slain police officer

Patriots owner Robert Kraft was reportedly spotted entering the Weymouth police station Sunday after Officer Michael Chesna died in the line of duty.

SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/handout_16consumer_001.jpg Denied a chance to say goodbye to an old friend

When Thelma Kaminsky died last month at age 87, no friends gathered in her building to grieve and pay their respects. The managers of her building wouldn?t allow it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/dc3e942998664685aa468480afe1239a-dc3e942998664685aa468480afe1239a-0.jpg Royals release new photos to mark Prince Louis?s christening

Kensington Palace has released family photos of Prince Louis in the arms of his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to mark the baby boy?s christening.

Stewards pull a woman off the pitch after she stormed onto the field and interrupted the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Pussy Riot charged in protest at World Cup final

The four people could face penalties of up to 11,500 rubles ($185) or 160 hours of community service.

Several of the Harbor Islands can be reached from downtown Boston via a short ferry ride, allowing many visitors to experience a pastoral retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city, without leaving sight of it.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Parks of summer

Magic, vibe of the Boston Harbor Islands linger

Islands district manager Susan Kane and other park employees work to preserve the beauty and serenity of this special place.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/01056345b07c4ab9bd753794b8c4d678-01056345b07c4ab9bd753794b8c4d678-0.jpg CVS apologizes after managers call cops on black customer

CVS Health is apologizing after a black customer says a white store manager in Chicago accused her of trying to use a phony coupon.

Charlestown, MA--7/15/2018-- Croatian fans react after France scores a goal against Croatia during a World Cup watch party with the New England Friends of Croatia at Blackmoor Bar & Kitchen. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

Local Croatian community still proud after losing to France in World Cup finals

There are only about 250 first-generation Croatian families in New England, but more than 100 people attended a watch party in Charlestown.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/758512f583ec4f85a04113350751b383-227045ac221949d6be8beb6c6804d58a-0.jpg Eighth animal dies after jaguar escapes Audubon Zoo habitat

An alpaca and fox died Sunday, the day after the male jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and one fox Saturday morning.

Amid investigations and tensions, Trump, Putin to meet

??Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse,?? President Trump tweeted from Helsinki Monday morning, blaming ??many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!??

FILE - In this July 7, 2017 file photo U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. Both leader will meet for summit on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)

AP/File 2017

News Analysis

Just sitting down with Trump, Putin comes out ahead

All the Russian leader needs to make his meeting with President Trump a success is for it to take place without any major friction.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_17P69W.jpg Trump wins sympathy from Russian media ahead of summit

President Trump is no fan of American journalists, but he might love what the Russian media are saying about him ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/00d7c0f90ac34f1786d2256bd88c6c67-6b7ca19a8f8b498fb254eb4b218e7c03-0.jpg In TV interview, Trump says queen called Brexit ?complex?

President Donald Trump has told a British TV interviewer that Queen Elizabeth II told him Brexit is ?complex.?

State Representative Geoff Diehl, longtime political operative Beth Lindstrom, and Winchester businessman John Kingston compete in the most high-profile statewide Republican primary in years.

AP Photo/Winslow Townson

Mass. conservatives tapping into energy from Trump

Buoyed by President Trump?s 2016 victory, conservative activists are funneling their newfound energy into this year?s three-way primary, which will yield the party?s challenger to Senator Elizabeth Warren, the fiery liberal incumbent they love to hate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner071018METRO10perille9.jpg Laura Perille walked unusual path to interim superintendent

While Perille lacks traditional experience working in classrooms and school systems, one former Boston superintendent said ?people shouldn?t underestimate? her ability to lead the system.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/15/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/4464fa1e44f04a29a54951d2222044c0-4464fa1e44f04a29a54951d2222044c0-0.jpg ?See ya later, suckas!? The obituary of a 5-year-old boy in his own words

Garrett Matthias, 5, thought about what his funeral would look like one day. He did not want a solemn gathering; he wanted a carnivallike atmosphere.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/26a656e44b2b4ddcaaf6d5236cd77206-3fc4cfd94b2f47d2b63266f806ae7d58-0.jpg Village in Greenland, fearing a tsunami, keeps a wary eye on towering iceberg

Some of Innaarsuit?s 169 residents had to move to higher ground because of concerns the iceberg could flip or chunks of it could break off.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/78e2ac6f7f6a4748964c8d5cffeb509f-78e2ac6f7f6a4748964c8d5cffeb509f-0.jpg Mass. hiker gets lost in N.H., ends up in drainage system, found safe

New Hampshire officials say a hiker who went missing in the far northern part of the state has been found unharmed after ending up in a drainage system.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/7f0d2717e8a24b86926ece77060d40d1-7f0d2717e8a24b86926ece77060d40d1-0.jpg Putin meeting caps disastrous Europe trip

Monday?s scheduled meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia has caused worried speculation and may require a serious response from Congress and American allies.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/africa%20hero.jpg For refugees in Kenya, an education in hope

The Kakuma Refugee Camp is a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. A New Hampshire university has made it the focus of its global plans.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Jimenez.jpg Novartis, Michael Cohen contacts more extensive than disclosed earlier

Documents reveal that the agreement between Cohen and Novartis was longer and more detailed than had been known.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/statehouse150-3271.jpg This Week in Politics

A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

Metro

Tags in this section:

The State Police have a barracks on North Liberty Street in Nantucket.

For some State Police, it?s a posting in paradise

As broad cost-cutting measures and staff realignments continue to batter State Police on the mainland, sleepy island barracks on Nantucket and Martha?s Vineyard continue to endure.