Security Guard Hailed as Hero
Astrid Desrosiers, a therapist at Massachusettes General Hospital Clinic, screamed as she was being attacked by a patient. While others fled, off-duty security guard Paul Langone rushed towards the scene of the frantic stabbing and ordered the assailant to drop his weapon. When he refused, Langone opened fire and killed him.
Langone is a private security officer licensed by the Boston Police Department. Although not employed at MGH, he was the only person who responded to Desrosiers' attack and most likely saved her life.
A routine investigation has so far determined that there was no wrong-doing on Langone's part. He is being hailed as a hero.
A former Golden Gloves boxer, Langone is known as an easy-going guy with a knack for defusing tense situations. "That's what he was good at," said his boss, Chris Spaeda. "He knew how to talk to people, and that's what makes this a tragedy.''
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