A man charged with murder in Weymouth should be arrested today

A 77-year-old resident was the second victim of a man who killed a police officer during a violent explosion in Weymouth Sunday morning, according to the sister-in-law of wife. 19659005] Vera Adams was a widow for 25 years and had no children, according to her relatives.

"She was just a wonderful and wonderful person – do everything for you," said Sandra Boucher, 76, the sister. of the late husband of Adams, Donald Adams.

Michael C. Chesna, a Weymouth police officer, and Vera Adams were both reportedly killed by Emanuel "Manny" Lopes at about 7:30 am on Sunday in a normally calm neighborhood near South Shore Hospital. hit a car and then ran away from the arriving agents.

Lopes was captured and should be arrested Monday

Chesna, the father of two young children and a veteran of the US Army, confronted Lopes as he would have said. According to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office, Michael Morrissey, Chesna, whose position was scheduled to end at 8 am, got out of his patrol car, fired his service gun and ordered Lopes to leave. stop throwing stones. Instead of stopping, Lopes hit Chesna in the head with a stone, stole his gun and shot the officer at the head and chest with his own gun, said a prosecutor of Weymouth

. gun in his hand. The officer fired at least once on the windshield of his cruiser, injuring Lopes in the leg, prosecutors said.

Lopes started running. While he was being prosecuted, he fired on Chesna's gun, sending at least two bullets through the sliding glbad door of a house, mortally wounding a woman, according to prosecutors

"During Running into the Burton Terrace Gardens, Lopes unloaded Officer Chesna's gun three more times, hitting a local resident at her home on Torrey Street, said Gregory Connor, Norfolk District Deputy District Attorney

Authorities did not identify Adams on Monday, but a police officer in charge of the investigation confirmed his identity.

Lopes was scheduled to appear before a judge on Monday. but it is unclear whether the indictment will take place at South Shore Hospital, where he is being treated for a shotgun, wounded in the leg, or at the Quincy District Court, where charges of crimes against Weymouth are generally worn.

Lopes was arrested p Weymouth police at least twice before. He was arrested in September 2017 for vandalism at a Weymouth laundry, according to a police station blotter.

The following month, Lopes was charged with selling cocaine to minors in North Weymouth, the Patriot-Ledger reported. A report of the incident quoted the police as saying that the officers had "fought with him before."

The outcome of these two cases was not immediately available.

Chesna was also transported to South Shore Hospital, the officials. Chesna, who was married, had served in the army in the Middle East. Chesna's father-in-law, Francis Doran, 78, of Marshfield, said he was worried about the two young children of Chesna

"I do not know what will happen to the boy and the girl Mike and Cindy, I do not know how much a 4-year-old understands how much a 9-year-old understands, "he said in a phone interview." They absolutely loved their dad. "

Doran also spoke of his anger about the badbadination.

" This guy had no pity, "he said of Lopes." What the hell did the he kills? A cop is just a human being.

Weymouth Police Chief Richard C. Grimes, who hired Chesna, praised his attitude to his work during a grim press conference at the Weymouth Police Station on Sunday. Grand Officer, "said Grimes," I'll see him come out of the street in the morning. He always had a kind word.

On Sunday afternoon, residents of the area went to the Weymouth Police Headquarters to leave bouquets of flowers and offer their condolences to the officers. Outside, police, firefighters and city workers began to draw black streamers over the entrance to the building.

Sunday evening, the flags of the police station were half-staff as the memorial was growing. and that's what happens to them, "said resident Carol Manning after watching the memorial for about 20 minutes," It's still too late when you think you're enjoying them. "

Firing rocked a neighborhood suburban on a quiet Sunday morning.

Resident April Visco, 43, said she heard a quick succession of 10 to 20 shots, 7:30 am and ran past her house to see what was going on.

She heard someone shout three times, "on the ground," she said.

Several marked and unmarked police cruisers appeared on the scene, She said, and she saw a man be placed in a police cruiser about 20 minutes later.

After the police arrived, Visco saw several officers crying and kissing,

the body from Chesna to the South End Medical Examiner's Office Civilians and police lined the main street as a black vehicle carrying the body of the killed officer.

According to a Facebook posting, residents hold a candlelight vigil at 7 pm Monday at Weymouth High School.

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