Andrew Quemere v. Essex County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20220975)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 5, 2022 SPR22/0975 Kayla M. Johnson, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Appeals Division Essex County District Attorney’s Office 10 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 Dear Attorney Johnson: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the response of the Essex County District Attorney’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 20, 2022, Mr. Quemere requested the following: [1] All video and audio recordings of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from January 1, 2012 to the present [2] All final reports on fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present [3] All video and audio recordings of witness interviews related to investigations of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present [4] All transcripts of witness interviews related to investigations of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present [5] All electronic data that track information related to shootings by police (both fatal and nonfatal); please provide these data as a spreadsheet, preferably in Excel format (if the data cannot be provided as a spreadsheet, please advise about what formats are available) [6] All reports that track statistical information about shootings by police (both fatal and nonfatal). On April 26, 2022, the Office responded. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0975, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office responded to Mr. Quemere’s request with a further response sent on May 4, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s April 26th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Kayla M. Johnson, Esq. SPR22/0975 Page 2 May 5, 2022 Quemere may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s May 4th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere