Three Massachusetts police officers died suddenly within four days in the early days of 2023, according to officials. “This week has been a difficult one in the Massachusetts Law Enforcement community,” the Massachusetts State Police posted on Facebook on January 4.
“Three active-duty Law Enforcement Officers, all from south shore communities, passed away suddenly within the last seven days.” One of those officers was 25-year-old officer John F. Santos of The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department. He would have been a member of the Massachusetts State Police 88th Recruit Training Troop.
“He would have undoubtedly served a long and distinguished career with this department,” the Massachusetts State Police said. On December 28, 2022, Officer Santos passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after succumbing to a brain aneurysm. He was also a member of the US Air Force, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant, and served overseas in 2019. Officer Santos has a fiancé and an unborn son.
On Thursday, December 29, 2022, officer Sean Besarick, a 24-year veteran of the Brockton Police Department, passed away suddenly at the age of 48 years old. Officer Besarick was a long-time member of the Brockton Community, graduating from Brockton High School in 1992 before serving in the United States Navy for six years. He became a member of the Brockton Police Department in 1998. Officer Besarick is married and has two daughters.
On Dec. 31, 2022, officer Christopher A. Davis, a 17-year veteran of the Stoughton Police Department, passed away at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton at the age of 42 years old. He was a member of the Stoughton Police Special Operations Unit and was the department’s defensive tactics instructor.
“Additionally, he has served as a certified arson investigator, investigating fire incidents alongside the Stoughton Fire Department since 2011,” the Massachusetts State Police said. (SOURCE)
