UPDATE: Officer Injured in Boston Shootout Was Honored at the White House in 2014

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A Boston police officer was shot in the face and two other people were also shot, in a confrontation in Roxbury Friday night, officials said. One of other people shot was killed.

Boston Globe reported that the incident began when police stopped a car on Humboldt Avenue near Crawford Street. The stop led to gunfire that killed one suspect and left another person with minor wounds, Police Commissioner William B. Evans said.

>>>Read the Globe story here.

The officer was identified as Officer John T. Moynihan. The 34-year-old was shot under the eye and was taken to Boston Medical Center and is listed in critical condition.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the officer injured tonight, his family and friends and the entire Boston Police Department during this difficult time,” Mayor Walsh said in a press release. “These acts of violence have no place in our neighborhoods. Our community is stronger than ever, and tonight we are thankful for all of those who put their lives on the line every day to protect our city.”

Moynihan is a six-year veteran of the Boston Police Department and was honored at the White House last year and received the 2014 Top Cop Award for his response to the Watertown shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers, according to WMUR.

The suspect was also shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. A third female victim suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to Boston Medical Center.

Boston police are continuing to investigate the shootout.

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