Murphy said in his statement to Boston Magazine that Rolling Stone’s cover photo, a softly-lit image of brooding Tsarnaev, insults officers killed in the line of duty, their colleagues and their families by glamorizing the “face of terror.”

“It could be an incentive to those who may be unstable to do something to get their face on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine,” he said.

“Murphy released pictures that are much more indicative of who he was – all bloodied up with that laser-pointer sight on his head,” MacLellan told The Post.

A Facebook page titled “Save Sgt. Sean Murphy” received thousands of “likes” within hours of going live.