Massachusetts Trooper Shoots Man Who Pointed Gun at Him

The Massachusetts State Police said that a trooper shot and wounded a man who pointed a gun at him on Saturday night.

According to the Boston Globe , the subject—identified as 25-year-old Claude Brown-Madison—was shot in the lower body and suffered a non-life-threatening injury.

Brown-Madison was charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and several firearms violations.

The assailant's gun was recovered at the scene.

The trooper was not injured.