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Framingham drug raid shooting death an ‘accident’

FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham police officer who shot and killed a 68-year-old man during an early morning drug raid will not face criminal charges.

But attorneys for the family of Eurie Stamps said Wednesday that they will launch a civil rights investigation because the shooting was unjustifiable, his rights were violated and those responsible must be held accountable for his death.

The Middlesex district attorney’s office says officer Paul Duncan stumbled and accidentally fired his rifle, hitting Stamps as he lay on the floor on his stomach with his hands up.

Authorities say Duncan lost his balance while preparing to handcuff Stamps after members of the SWAT team stormed the Fountain Street home just after midnight on Jan. 5.

Prosecutors say the shooting was an accident and Duncan’s actions "do not rise to the level of criminal conduct."

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