Crime & Safety
Video of Boston Cop Shot in Face Released
Officer John Moynihan, who responded to the Watertown shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers, was seriously injured on March 27.
The Suffolk County District Attorney released video of a March shootout in Roxbury that left a Boston police officer seriously injured.
Officer John Moynihan was shot in the face on March 27 after police attempted to pull over Angelo West in Roxbury.
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The surveillance video appears to show West get out of his car and fire his .357 Magnum at Moynihan.
Video shows West running from the area after Moynihan was shot. That is when police say other officers shot and killed West.
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A six-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, Moynihan 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.
Officer Moynihan, who was was initially placed into a medically induced coma, continues to progress in his recovery. He received surgery to remove a bullet from his head.
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