DA: Shooting was Because of Nagy's 'Perception of a Relationship'

An off-duty Hamilton police sergeant shot a Beverly police officer because of "his perception of a relationship" between the Beverly officer and his wife, investigators announced on Thursday.

Essex County prosecutors said Thursday that Hamilton Police Sg. Ken Nagy shot Beverly Police Officer Jason Lantych "because of his perception of a relationship between Lantych and his wife." The investigation into the Feb. 24 shooting outside the Starbucks in North Beverly has been concluded and found, besides the shooting, that no other criminal action occurred. A summary of the investigation was included in a five-page letter sent to Hamilton Police Chief Russell Stevens and Beverly Police Chief Mark Ray on Thursday. It is attached to this story as a PDF. Lantych was shot twice - once in the wrist and once in the leg - by Nagy outside the coffee shop just before 6 p.m. on the Friday night back in February. Lantych was seriously injured …

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Ron Powell

1:12 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012

Let go, move forward.   more ›

Investigators Explore Connection Between Officer and Nagy's Wife

Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said the three were friends.

  Investigators are now probing the connection between Beverly Police Office Jason Lantych, Sgt. Kenneth Nagy and Nagy's wife Katherine. According to an article in the Boston Globe, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett told reporters on Tuesday: “They were friends, have known each other for a number of years, and that is something that we are looking at,” Blodgett said. “They had a professional relationship, based upon their working domestic violence cases.” Authorities alledge Hamilton Police Officer Kenneth Nagy shot Beverly Police Officer Jason Lantych in the upper leg and wrist outside Starbucks in North Beverly Friday night, then took his own life a few hours later. Blodgett’s comments, made during a press conference in …

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Sgt. Nagy's Obituary Details Man Who Loved Family

Nagy's funeral will be held Friday in Salem.

  The funeral for Hamilton Police Sergeant Kenneth Andrew Nagy, Jr. will be held Friday at St. James Church in Salem, according to Murphy Funeral Home in Salem. According to an obituary submitted by the family on Murphy Funeral Home's Website, Nagy leaves behind "his loving wife, Katherine, and their two wonderful young sons, Gavin William, 7, and Griffin Andrew, 5, to whom he passed on his love of gadgets, technology, and Star Wars." The obituary details Nagy grew up in Center Reach, Long island and was a graduate of Fonda-Fultonville High School. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and his Masters in Criminal Justice from Western New England College. "He was highly intelligent, fiercely loyal…

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Complete Coverage of Shooting Between Police Officers

A wrapup of the coverage of the Feb. 24 shooting by Hamilton Police Sgt. Kenneth Nagy at a Starbucks in North Beverly and his subsequent suicide at the scene five hours later.

Witnesses: Sound of Shooting Outside Coffee Shop 'Not Normal'

Several witnesses recall the scene immediately after a shooting outside a Starbucks in North Beverly on Friday night, allegedly by Hamilton Police Sgt. Kenneth Nagy, who authorities said later committed suicide near the scene.

A witness to Friday night’s shooting in North Beverly – allegedly by off-duty Hamilton Police Sgt. Kenneth Nagy – heard two loud bangs in front of Starbucks at the time of the shooting, he told New England Cable News. “It was definitely not normal – like somebody dropping a package or a box or something,” Ricky Graf told NECN. Graf also said that some customers were trapped inside the Starbucks for two hours while police investigated. “It looked like he was bleeding from his groin area,” one witness, who was not identified, told WCVB-TV. Hours after the shooting, which seriously injured Beverly Police Officer Jason Lantych, some bloody clothes were still visible on the front steps of the coffee shop, as were some blood stains on the cement…

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Shooting Motive, Details Under Investigation After Police Sgt. Suspect Found Dead

A Hamilton police sergeant suspected of shooting another police officer outside a North Beverly coffee shop on Friday night was found dead in his car about five hours later near the shooting scene.

A Hamilton police sergeant – wanted in connection with a shooting of another police officer in North Beverly earlier in the evening – was found dead in his own vehicle near the shooting scene on Friday night after taking his own life, according to the Essex County District Attorney. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. outside Starbucks and Eastern Bank at 29 Enon St. in North Beverly. Hamilton police Sgt. Kenneth Nagy allegedly shot Beverly police Officer Jason Lantych. Lantych underwent surgery following the shooting and was listed in serious condition. A massive search was then launched for Nagy, who was considered armed and dangerous and believed to be driving his 2008 Saab SUV. At 10:32 p.m., a Beverly police officer spotted Nagy’…

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Jim Smith

11:22 am on Monday, November 12, 2012

Hamilton, Wenham, Essex should REGIONALIZE, consolidate all government functions and duplicity within departments in order to eliminate fiscal waste. Personal accountability should be a must and when one is serving the public they should have NO personal lives, everything out in the open. Obviously the Police, Fire, Schools, all town boards and committees need some new and fresh people.   more ›