Boston Marathon bombings: First picture of police officer shot dead in shootout at MIT University
Sean Collier, 26, was found in his patrol car with multiple gunshot wounds
Technology Police Officer Sean Collier
This is the first picture of the police officer shot dead during the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.Sean Collier, 26, was found in his patrol car with multiple gunshot wounds.e was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.Officer Collier had been responding to a report of a robbery at a shop on the Cambridge campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).MIT Police Chief John DiFava described Collier as a well-liked, dedicated officer.He said: "In a very short period of time, it was remarkable how engaged he was with students, particularly graduate students."IT President L. Rafael Reif said: "The loss of Officer Collier is deeply painful to the entire MIT community."Our thoughts today are with his family, his friends, his colleagues on our police force and, by all accounts, the many other members of our community who knew him.This is a senseless and tragic loss."Collier was a 2009 graduate of Salem State University.A spokesman said: "We are deeply saddened to learn that Sean Collier, a member of Salem State’s class of 2009, was killed last night in the line of duty. He was a campus police officer at MIT. Sean received a criminal justice degree and graduated with honors."Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Sean’s family as well as all those affected by the recent tragic events in Boston.Israel Ruiz, MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer, said: "The MIT Police serve all of us at the Institute with great dignity, honor and dedication. "Everyone here -- those who knew Officer Collier, and those who did not -- are devastated by the events that transpired on our campus last night."We will never forget the seriousness with which he took his role protecting MIT and those of us who consider it home."
Sean Collier, 26, was found in his patrol car with multiple gunshot wounds
Technology Police Officer Sean Collier This is the first picture of the police officer shot dead during the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.Sean Collier, 26, was found in his patrol car with multiple gunshot wounds.e was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.Officer Collier had been responding to a report of a robbery at a shop on the Cambridge campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).MIT Police Chief John DiFava described Collier as a well-liked, dedicated officer.He said: "In a very short period of time, it was remarkable how engaged he was with students, particularly graduate students."IT President L. Rafael Reif said: "The loss of Officer Collier is deeply painful to the entire MIT community."Our thoughts today are with his family, his friends, his colleagues on our police force and, by all accounts, the many other members of our community who knew him.This is a senseless and tragic loss."Collier was a 2009 graduate of Salem State University.A spokesman said: "We are deeply saddened to learn that Sean Collier, a member of Salem State’s class of 2009, was killed last night in the line of duty. He was a campus police officer at MIT. Sean received a criminal justice degree and graduated with honors."Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Sean’s family as well as all those affected by the recent tragic events in Boston.Israel Ruiz, MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer, said: "The MIT Police serve all of us at the Institute with great dignity, honor and dedication. "Everyone here -- those who knew Officer Collier, and those who did not -- are devastated by the events that transpired on our campus last night."We will never forget the seriousness with which he took his role protecting MIT and those of us who consider it home."