Two Boston police officers shot and wounded a man who allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to question him. The man was taken to Tufts Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to his chest.
Two Boston police officers shot and wounded a man who allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to question him. The man was taken to Tufts Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to his chest.
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Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis spoke with an officer at the scene. The incident occurred on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston after officers tried to question the man about allegations he was selling crack cocaine in the neighborhood, police said.
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The wounded man allegedly opened fire on police as they tried to question him.
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Neighbors were roped off from the crime scene.
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Commissioner Davis stood with officers at the scene. Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Daniel Linksey said the wounded man was in “decent condition” at the hospital.
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People stood around police vehicles at the scene.
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Police vehicles lined the street where the incident occurred.
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