Police in Stoughton shot and killed a man outside a Monk Street pub early Saturday, October 10, after 911 callers reported a possibly armed man who then tried to run people down with an SUV, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said, according to CBS Boston and the Fall River Reporter. The DA identified the man as Salaheddine Yagoub, 32, with no known address.
The shooting is under investigation by State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s office. Here is what has been reported, what a neighbor says he heard, and the Massachusetts law that governs when an officer may use deadly force. No findings have been made about whether the shooting was justified.
What has been reported
- At 12:33 a.m., the regional emergency communications center received multiple 911 calls reporting a man possibly armed outside a bar at 37 Monk Street, according to the DA’s office, as reported by the Fall River Reporter. CBS Boston reported the calls came in around 12:30 a.m.
- “It was reported that the subject entered a black Mazda CX-5 and attempted to strike numerous pedestrians while operating the vehicle in the area,” Morrissey said, according to CBS Boston.
- Officers encountered the man, “who was ultimately shot by police during the encounter,” Morrissey said. Officers gave first aid before he was taken to a hospital, where he died.
- The DA’s office said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
- Prosecutors have not described what happened in the moments before police fired, how many officers fired, or whether the man had a weapon in his hand.
What neighbors said
A neighbor told WBZ-TV he heard “a flurry of gunshots. I don’t know how many, 10, 20 maybe. It was very quick.” Another, who lives across the street, said a bullet struck his kitchen window. “The cops were yelling with the guy, something like, ‘drop the gun, drop the gun.’ And then he never did, and then the cop was shooting at him,” he told the station. These are eyewitness accounts, not official findings.
The Public House, the pub on Monk Street, said in a statement that “it was a Monk Street issue, not a Public House issue,” and planned to reopen Sunday, CBS reported.
The law: when Massachusetts police may use deadly force
The 2020 police reform law set a statewide standard in G.L. c. 6E, § 14. Subsection (b) says:
“A law enforcement officer shall not use deadly force upon a person unless de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances and such force is necessary to prevent imminent harm to a person and the amount of force used is proportionate to the threat of imminent harm.”
That sentence contains three requirements:
- De-escalation was tried and failed, or was not feasible given the totality of the circumstances.
- Necessity: the force was necessary to prevent imminent harm to a person.
- Proportionality: the amount of force was proportionate to the threat.
A separate subsection addresses vehicles. Under § 14(d), an officer “shall not discharge any firearm into or at a fleeing motor vehicle unless, based on the totality of the circumstances, such discharge is necessary to prevent imminent harm to a person and the discharge is proportionate to the threat of imminent harm to a person.” Whether that subsection matters here depends on facts not yet released: whether the man was in or out of the SUV, and whether it was moving, when police fired.
A vehicle driven at people can itself be the imminent threat the statute describes. A report that a man was armed, and an officer’s commands to drop a gun, would also bear on what officers reasonably perceived. The investigation will have to establish what the officers actually saw and when.
What happens next
In Massachusetts, a fatal police shooting is investigated by the district attorney’s office for the county, typically with State Police detectives assigned to it, as here. We walked through how that process works, from the scene to the DA’s decision on whether any charges are warranted, after the Lakeville police shooting in September. Stoughton has not announced the status of the officers involved.
This is not the first time Stoughton’s police department has been in the news this fall. Former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell is on trial in federal court in an unrelated case.
Frequently asked questions
Who was killed in the Stoughton police shooting?
The Norfolk District Attorney’s office identified him as Salaheddine Yagoub, 32, with no known address. He was shot by police early Saturday, October 10, 2026, on Monk Street.
Why did Stoughton police shoot a man on Monk Street?
According to the DA, 911 callers reported a possibly armed man outside a bar who then got into an SUV and tried to strike pedestrians. Officers encountered him and he was shot. The DA has not described the encounter in detail, and the investigation is ongoing.
When can police use deadly force in Massachusetts?
Under G.L. c. 6E, section 14(b), only when de-escalation has failed or is not feasible, the force is necessary to prevent imminent harm to a person, and the force is proportionate to the threat. Shooting at a fleeing vehicle is separately restricted by section 14(d).
Who investigates police shootings in Massachusetts?
The district attorney for the county where the shooting happened, usually with State Police detectives assigned to that office.
Sources: CBS Boston (WBZ-TV), October 10, 2026, quoting Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, neighbors and the Public House; Fall River Reporter, October 2026, reporting the DA’s statement; Boston 25 News and MassLive headline coverage. G.L. c. 6E, section 14 read at malegislature.gov. No findings have been made about the shooting. General information about Massachusetts law, not legal advice.