Everett man shot by police after barricading in home, advancing with ‘what was described as a sword’

An Everett man was shot and injured by police early Monday morning after he allegedly barricaded himself inside his apartment building, then charged at officers with a sword.

Authorities were called via 911 just after midnight to a Buckman Street apartment. There, they found out that a man who lived there had barricaded himself inside. A SWAT team, and more police officers, were called to the scene, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office in a press release.

The 45-year-old man then allegedly went outside the home and went at officers “in possession of what was described as a sword,” the release said.

“Officers deployed less than lethal force, in the form of a sponge round, that was ineffective,” according to the release. “An Everett Police Officer subsequently shot the suspect.”

The man was taken to a Boston hospital, and he is expected to live, authorities said. 

His identity, as well as potential charges he could be facing, have not been released.

A spokesman for state police told Boston 25 that officers were on scene for about three hours, and that Buckman and Clark streets were closed during that time. 

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