Aug 4, 2009 2:28 pm US/Eastern
Suspect In Malden Police Shooting Dies
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Police say the white Toyota Camry was stolen in Brockton.
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Mark Dwyer (left) and James Calo in Malden District Court Aug. 4
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A driver who ran down three Malden police officers with a stolen car before he was shot Monday has died.
The announcement came Tuesday as Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and Malden Police Chief Kenneth Coye revealed that the suspects did not fire at police and were not armed.
NEW DETAILS OF SHOOTING
Investigators say it started when police pulled over a Toyota Camry on Salem Street Monday evening.
Police ran a check on the car's license plates and discovered it had been stolen recently in Brockton.
When a Malden officer approached the car, Leone said the driver, 20-year-old Alexander Nesom of East Sandwich, intentionally backed up and slammed into the officer and his cruiser.
At that moment, two other Malden officers arrived. Leone said Nesom then sped forward into their cruisers, hitting both officers.
Leone said the two officers then each fired a shot. One hit the Nesom in the leg, the other in the shoulder.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he died Tuesday morning.
THE PASSENGERS
A passenger in the back seat of the car, 29-year-old James Calo of Malden, was arrested at the scene.
The front seat passenger, 24-year old Mark Dwyer of Worcester and Framingham, ran off, triggering a manhunt overnight.
Police sent out a reverse 9-1-1 call to 3,700 homes in the area warning residents about Dwyer who was said to be armed and dangerous.
He was arrested without incident around 6 a.m. Tuesday walking along Route 60 in Malden.
Calo and Dwyer were arraigned together in Malden District Court on stolen motor vehicle charges.
Calo was also charged with heroin possession.
"The common denominator between all three was drugs," said Leone.
THE OFFICERS
The three Malden officers who were hit were all treated at a local hospital and released.
"They were pretty dinged up," said Coye.
He and Leone defended the officers' actions.
"I believe they acted to save their lives," Coye said.
"They responded in a very measured way."
Their names are not being released.
Coye said they were all six-year veterans of the force and highly respected.
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