A man who allegedly walked down Memorial Drive in May, erratically firing a gun at cars and striking two people, was charged Thursday with more than 40 additional charges, including six counts of “armed assault to murder.”
Tyler Brown, 47, who was shot multiple times during the incident, was wheeled into a courtroom in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn Thursday in a wheelchair.
He was stopped that day after being confronted by a state police trooper and a former Marine licensed to carry a firearm, according to the police report.
Brown listened as the lengthy list of counts against him was recited, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, two counts of assault and battery by discharging a firearm, four counts of attempted assault and battery by discharging a firearm and six counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The court officer added that “these counts further allege that you are a habitual criminal” and that Brown is an “armed career criminal.”
Brown has pleaded not guilty.
Brown was released from a psychiatric hospital three days before the incident on May 11, according to police. A police report said he made threats of self-harm and displayed a weapon during a FaceTime call with his parole officer hours before the incident.
Brown was also arrested in 2020 after firing several rounds at Boston police officers, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.
The shooting in May sparked criticism from the Boston Police Patrolman’s Association that the state’s legal system had been too lenient with a violent offender who had a record of shooting at police.
The next hearing in the case is expected on October 8. Brown is being held without bail.
