Crime & Safety
City Landmarks Shine Blue for Injured Officers
It's also a reminder to give blood, believed to have saved the life of at least one of the police officers shot last week in East Boston.
BOSTON, MA — As the two Boston Police officers injured in last week's East Boston shooting recover from a second round of surgery, two city landmarks blazed blue in their honor this weekend.
City Hall made use of its new LED exterior light fixtures last week to pay tribute to the fallen officers:
City of Boston recognizing the sacrifices made by her Police Officers illuminating City Hall in BLUE tonight, Thank U pic.twitter.com/55xV1Q9eFO
— BPPA (@BPPA1) October 13, 2016
Across town, the Prudential Center on Sunday offered a similar gesture:
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Prudential Tower lit up Tonight in Blue in recognition & support of the Boston Police Department. The BPPA Thanks U! pic.twitter.com/cXmXKm2Xtb
— BPPA (@BPPA1) October 16, 2016
The officers, Matt Morris and Richard Cintolo were fired upon by a suspect in an Orient Heights domestic incident late Wednesday night. Boston Police subsequently shot and killed the gunman.
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It's also a reminder of one way police said average citizens can honor officers' sacrifice.
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans later said that donated blood helped save the life of at least one of the officers, and the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association reportedly plans to organize a blood drive in the wake of the shooting.
Read more from Patch:
- East Boston Police Shooting: Injured Officers Identified
- Gunman in East Boston Police Shooting: What We Know
- Horror and Heroism: Timeline of East Boston Police Shooting
Top photo via Mayor Marty Walsh Twitter
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