http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boston-police-officer-in-coma-after-being-shot-without-provocation/BOSTON -- Police Commissioner William Evans said Saturday Boston police officer John Moynihan remained in critical condition and a medically induced coma after being shot "without provocation" on Friday night.
At a press conference, Evans called the incident "a real violent confrontation that was clearly unprovoked by our officers," and added that there is "excellent video" that shows how the events unfolded, CBS Boston reported.
The shooting took place at about 6:40 p.m. Friday in the area of Humboldt Ave. and Ruthven Street in the Roxbury section of Boston.
Moynihan, 34, and five other gang task force members, traveling in two cars, stopped a car after reports of shots fired, Evans said. The commissioner said the officers had blue lights flashing but none had pulled out their weapons.
According to Evans, as Moynihan approached the driver's door, the suspect, Angelo West, 41, suddenly pulled a gun and shot him at point-blank range.
Evans said West continued firing at the other officers as he tried to run away, emptying his .357 Magnum handgun, and was k**led at the scene when police returned fire.
West, a resident of Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, had a violent criminal past with several prior gun convictions, according to police.
Moynihan, 34, was struck just below his right eye and the bullet remains lodged below his right ear. Evans said the officer was in critical condition and a medically induced coma as doctors performed tests, including monitoring possible bleeding in the brain.