Crime & Safety
Three Arrested In Officer-Involved Shooting In Chinatown
Two officers were hospitalized after discharging their weapons while responding to a report of a person with a gun in Chinatown.
BOSTON — Two Boston police officers were taken to the hospital and three people were arrested after a shooting in Chinatown early Monday morning.
Officers responded to reports of a person with a gun inside a gray SUV at 9 Tyler Street just after 2 a.m. According to police, the SUV struck two other parked cars and Boston police discharged their firearms.
A spokesperson from the Boston Police Department says no one was struck by gunfire, but a firearm was found at the scene.
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"Officers approached the vehicle -- they observed and approached the vehicle," Boston Police Deputy Supt. Felipe Colon said. " The vehicle subsequently struck two parked motor vehicles. Two officers did just discharged a firearm, no suspect was struck."
Both officers were taken to Boston Medical Center with minor injuries, and the three who were arrested are scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Monday.
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An investigation remains ongoing.
No additional information was immediately available.
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