A Framingham man who shot a pro-Palestinian protester during an altercation in Newton last year may avoid trial after he was was placed on pre-trial probation Wednesday, prosecutors said.

If Scott Hayes, 48, abides by the conditions of his probation, the charges against him will be dismissed in September, according to a statement from the Middlesex district attorney’s office.

“This resolution is the result of hundreds of hours of in-depth review and analysis by our legal and law enforcement experts,” prosecutors said. “It is the appropriate outcome given the facts of this particular case and the state of the evidence.“

Hayes is ordered to stay away and refrain from contacting the victim, seek and apply for employment, and complete an online course on civil discourse. He is banned from v

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