Gunman Killed After Critically Wounding 2 Boston Cops

By George

Evans said the two officers — one a 28-year veteran and the other a 12-year veteran of the Boston police force — were hospitalized in “extremely critical condition.”

“We’re asking for everyone’s prayers to help pull them through,” he told WBZ radio.

Nine officers were treated for minor injuries, stress and trauma.

#BPDCommunityAlert: #BPD confirming 2 Boston Police officers shot in the area of 136 Gladstone Street in East Boston.

— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) October 13, 2016

At a morning news conference, Evans said the gunman, identified as Kirk Figueroa, 33, opened fire on officers responding to a report of a person with a gun around 11 p.m. Wednesday in East Boston.

Evans described a “hectic scene” as officers rushed to pull injured colleagues to safety while under fire.

“Some of them were involved in the exchange of gunfire, some involved in applying their hands to the wounds of these officers,” Evans told reporters.

Evans said police used deadly force on the gunman as a last resort. …Read the Rest

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