A rifle-wielding madman who allegedly fired indiscriminately at cars on a busy Massachusetts road had been released from a psychiatric hospital just three days earlier – and had boasted about getting away with murders, according to authorities
Tyler Brown, 46, was released from McLean hospital in Belmont last Friday, before then allegedly injuring two men during Monday’s crazed rampage in Cambridge, according to a police report seen by The Post.
Brown, who has a criminal history spanning two decades — including trying to kill a cop — had “previously been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression,” Massachusetts State Police Trooper Christopher Hardy said in his report.
The crack cocaine user expressed “suicidal intentions” before he unleashed a barrage of bullets while walking down Memorial Drive armed with an assault rifle, the documents said.
On the day of the shooting, he reportedly told his parole officer that he had relapsed and was “ready to end his life.”
He got so high the night before he was “off his rocker,” his housemate told his parole officer.
During a FaceTime call with his parole officer, Brown wielded a rifle and “claimed he committed murders in the past, some that he did not get caught for,” according to the report.
Brown also claimed, “These people are gonna f–king pay,” without naming anybody, the documents said.
“I’m not going back to prison,” he reportedly said while allegedly under the influence.
The parole officer took a screenshot of the crazed criminal wielding a rifle in the call and forwarded it to the authorities.
Cops rushed to an area of Cambridge after pinging his cell phone number – but Brown called his parole officer again, where he said he was “repping his shooter name,” according to Hardy’s report.
He continued to make suicidal statements and brandished his weapon during the one-minute call.
Brown allegedly fired more than 60 rounds, which left two men injured — one year after he was released from the medium-security lockup MCI Shirley. He was sentenced in 2021 after being convicted of trying to kill a Boston cop the previous year.
At the time of that particular shooting, he was on probation following an assault conviction.
He now faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder – and six other charges, including possession of a gun without a license.
Brown was taken down by a Trooper and a Marine veteran who had a firearms license before being hospitalized.
Investigators have found no link between the shooter and his victims, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
