U.S. Army · United States 
Michael Chesna
2018
Michael Charles Chesna served the U.S. Army for 5 years. Michael also served in the U.S. Army. Michael served in the Iraq, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
Gunfire
What Happened
Sergeant Chesna was shot and killed with his own service weapon after responding to reports of an erratic driver on Burton Terrace, behind South Shore Hospital, shortly after 7:30 am.
When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that the vehicle had crashed, and he found the driver vandalizing a home nearby. The man attacked Sergeant Chesna, striking him in the head with a large rock. The subject then disarmed him, shot him in the head and chest, and fled the scene.
The man fatally shot a woman in her home before being wounded by other responding officers and taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of homicide and found guilty in 2024. He was later sentenced to life in prison
Sergeant Chesna was a U.S. Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He had served with the Weymouth Police Department for six years.
When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that the vehicle had crashed, and he found the driver vandalizing a home nearby. The man attacked Sergeant Chesna, striking him in the head with a large rock. The subject then disarmed him, shot him in the head and chest, and fled the scene.
The man fatally shot a woman in her home before being wounded by other responding officers and taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of homicide and found guilty in 2024. He was later sentenced to life in prison
Sergeant Chesna was a U.S. Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He had served with the Weymouth Police Department for six years.
Survivors
Survivors include wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
2006 – 2011
U.S. Army
Conflicts
Iraq
Afghanistan
Global War on Terrorism
Also Served
Weymouth Police Department
Sergeant
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August 2, 2026
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