On a late September night in 2007, 30-year-old Daniel Talbot, an off-duty Revere police officer and U.S. Army veteran, was shot behind Revere High School while socializing with friends and fellow officers. A verbal exchange with a young man identified as Derek Lodie ended when Lodie left and returned with others. Among that group was Robert Iacoviello Jr., who reportedly mistook the off-duty officers for members of a rival gang and came armed. Iacoviello fired a handgun, striking Talbot in the head. Talbot was taken to a local hospital and later died from the wound.

Investigators identified the people involved and arrests followed. Iacoviello was tried and in 2010 convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence; an appeals court overturned that verdict in 2016 on jury-instruction grounds. In April 2018 he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 14-year sentence with credit for time already served. Derek Lodie pleaded guilty to being an accessory before the fact and was sentenced to eight to twelve years. James Heang was convicted as an accessory after the fact for helping dismantle and hide the gun. Talbot’s family expressed anguish over the case’s resolution.

Did anyone who knew Daniel, his service with the department, or his time in the Army have details that could add to the picture of that night?