A college student celebrating the Red Sox come-from-behind victory over the New York Yankees was killed after a police officer called in to control the rowdy crowd shot her in the eye with what was designed to be a non-lethal projectile. Fifteen other people, including a police officer, suffered minor injuries in Boston's Kenmore Square neighborhood early Thursday, after thousands of baseball fans spilled onto the streets near Fenway Park to celebrate the Red Sox winning the American League pennant at Yankee Stadium.
Boston's mayor said he was considering banning alcohol sales in the city during the World Series to avoid a repeat of the rowdiness. (Related item: Gary Thorne on how alcohol and celebrations are a volatile combination)
