Florida Won't Investigate Death of Waltham Triple Murder Suspect

Days after Massachusetts officials declined to look into the death of Waltham triple murder suspect Ibragim Toadashev, Florida officials announced they too would not be investigating the incident.

Todashev died after being shot during and interview by FBI agents and other law enforcement official at his home in Orlando in May. He was suspected of being behind the triple murder in Waltham in 2011, along with Tarmerlan Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects and died in the shootout in Watertown.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald M. Bailey said it would not be appropriate to investigate an incident that is still an active federal investigation, according to a story in the Boston Globe.

Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced she would not investigate the death, saying it is outside her jurisdiction, the Globe reported.

The ACLU has been pushing for an independent investigation into Todashev’s death.