‘He did it right. He did it right every day’
Early Friday morning, MIT Police officers finishing the overnight shift joined those starting the day shift at the memorial site for Officer Sean Collier to honor their fallen colleague and friend.Collier was shot and killed April 18 while on patrol in his cruiser outside the Stata Center. Since that night, the site of his death has evolved into a makeshift memorial featuring flowers, candles, and framed photographs of Collier, placed there by members of the MIT community and others. On Friday, to mark the six-month anniversary of Collier’s death, MIT Police and the Department of Facilities held a simple ceremony, unveiling a memorial stone at the site. The stone — which sat atop MIT’s Great Dome prior to its recent restoration — bears an engraving of the MIT police badge and “179,” Collier’s badge number. As nearly 50 MIT officers stood at attention, the 10-minute ceremony began with a procession...