BREAKING: Police Seek Suspect Who Struck Trooper While Fleeing Encore Boston Harbor
Posted on: February 13, 2026, 01:03h.
Last updated on: February 13, 2026, 01:26h.
- A suspect fleeing police allegedly struck a state trooper as they drove off at a high rate of speed
- Police say the person of interest was reportedly carrying a weapon on the casino floor
Police in Massachusetts are calling on the public’s help in locating a suspect who allegedly struck a state trooper while fleeing Encore Boston Harbor.
Located across the Mystic River from Boston in Everett, Massachusetts State Police responded to an incident at the resort operated by Wynn Resorts early Friday morning after a report came in that a person was carrying a weapon on the casino floor. Upon being approached by casino security, the individual allegedly fled, prompting state troopers stationed at the casino to give chase.
The suspect was reportedly able to get to his vehicle, where he drove off at a high rate of speed. As he exited the casino’s premises, police say he struck a state trooper with his vehicle’s side-view mirror.
The troopers involved in the Friday incident are assigned to the state’s Gaming Enforcement Unit. The GEU, a division of the Massachusetts State Police, works with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Investigations and Enforcement Bureau to investigate all possible criminal activity occurring at Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park Casino.
Details Scant
The Massachusetts State Police have not yet commented on the Encore Boston Harbor incident. Boston 25, which broke the story, reported that state officials said only that the suspected carrying of a weapon is what led to casino security approaching the person who fled.
As of this time, there is no word on what sort of weapon was allegedly involved, most critically, whether it was a firearm. Massachusetts does have a concealed carry law, though out-of-state licenses do not apply. The commonwealth is considered among the nation’s most restrictive states when it comes to firearms possession.
Massachusetts law prohibits any person from possessing a firearm within or upon the premises of a gaming establishment.
If the gaming licensee learns that an individual possesses a firearm … the gaming licensee must immediately notify an official within the on-site office of the IEB, and the individual violating the policy shall be removed from the premises of the gaming establishment by officers assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit,” Massachusetts’ Internal Control for Gaming reads. “Thereafter, the gaming licensee shall promptly, and in any event no later than 48 hours of such removal, or violation of the policy, notify the Chief of the Gaming Enforcement Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.”
Exceptions to the regulation include on-duty Massachusetts State Police troopers, local law enforcement officers assigned to the casino, IEB officials, and federal law enforcement officials.
Crime Impact
Crime studies commissioned by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission have concluded that Encore Boston Harbor has had a negligible to “limited impact on crime in the region.” The $2.6 billion integrated resort opened in June 2019.
Crime rates in Everett today are in line with the rates the city experienced in 2019. However, there has been a slight increase in certain public safety issues, including intoxicated driving.
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