Massachusetts State Police remember fallen officer who was shot and killed by convicted killer on parole

Massachusetts State Police are remembering a fallen officer who died from gunshot wounds on this day.

31-year-old Trooper Mark Charbonnier was shot and killed in the early morning of September 2nd, 1994, as he approached a van he had stopped on the side of Route 3 near Kingston, MA.

The man, David Clark of Falmouth, opened fire with a .32 caliber handgun while still seated in the van. As Trooper Charbonnier retreated to the back of the van, the man continued to fire, striking him below his vest.

Charbonnier was able to return fire and wounded the suspect, however, he was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds shortly after.

Clark was convicted in a beating death and was out on parole at the time of the fatal shooting and was sentenced to life without parole on a charge of first-degree murder.

Trooper Charbonnier had served with the Massachusetts State Police for six years and was a member of the 69th RTT assigned to D Troop at the time of his death.