Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden releases officer-involved shooting investigation finding and case file for Kelly Pastrana

BOSTON, May 25, 2022—Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden today released the final investigative finding and case file of an officer-involved shooting incident—Kelly Pastrana (5/22/2017, Chelsea).

In the investigation into the death of Pastrana, Hayden’s office reviewed and confirmed the findings of former District Attorney Rachael Rollins. 

The Pastrana investigation determined that the involved officers’ actions were lawful and reasonable exercises of self-defense and/or defense of others, and no criminal charges are warranted.  

“This was a deeply traumatic case for all involved—Mr. Pastrana’s wife, his daughter, the Chelsea police officers and firefighters on scene, and the neighbors who, by simple proximity, became unwilling participants in the unfolding tragedy,” Hayden said.

The report can be found here.

James Borghesani, Chief of Communications