I see Mark Wahlberg is one of the producers which means he had limited rights to include, ignore or change the script. It's not surprising since he was born and raised in Suffolk County Mark has a self admitted violent racist history against Black children and other minorities particularly Asian men. Sergeant Simmonds had a highly decorated law enforcement career and is mentioned in many forums and blogs in the law enforcement community and major media outlets in Boston itself.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boston-cops-2014-death-linked-to-marathon-bombers/
https://www.apnews.com/9ab5069707434590b54c4a40ffca1dfb
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boston-marathon-memorial-20180415-story.html
www.cartwrightfuneral.com/viewObit.php?id=3522
https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/10/17/harambee-playground-dorchester-simmonds
https://www.odmp.org/officer/22424-sergeant-dennis-oliver-simmonds
https://bpdnews.squarespace.com/?offset=1523369652060
www.lasellalumni.org/2018bostonmarathon
www.heraldsun.com/news/nation-world/national/article213283719.html
https://www.boston.gov/departments/police
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Police_Department
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots_Day_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quPu_N9R0VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDV1xt-0Fvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnOs3dSaLhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeBHxX_fKSY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg