Boston Blotter: Lynn Police Kill a Man

033107_body_outline.jpg-- A knife-wielding East Boston man was shot and killed by Lynn police this morning after a foot pursuit, authorities say. Michael Addesa, 34, was pronounced dead at 2:45am after being transported to Salem Hospital. Police say that Addesa had attempted to cut his own wrists with the knife, which was recovered at the scene. [Herald]

-- In what police characterize as related incidents, one man was shot and another man was stabbed in North Cambridge on Sunday. [Cambridge Chronicle]

-- A third teen was charged in the February shooting death of cabbie Edward Conley in Brockton. Jeffrey Milton, 17, faces charges of murder, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm after he and two accomplices allegedly lured Conley to a dead end street and shot him to death. [Herald]

-- A gang of four was arrested in a series of car break-ins on the Cape, a reminder not to leave your laptop on your passenger seat even when you aren't in the city. [WBZTV

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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