Trooper within guidelines in killing, officials say
WORCESTER — A rookie state trooper acted within guidelines for the use of deadly force in fatally shooting a 43-year-old man who allegedly drove a stolen car toward him just after midnight Thursday, said authorities, based on their preliminary investigation. The trooper, who graduated from the academy in March, fired a single bullet, killing Victor Davila, of Worcester, the father of two daughters. The bullet traveled through the windshield of the 1997 Honda Accord, reported stolen from Leicester, and then through Davila’s chest, authorities said.
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