Police say officers were at the motel to check a person' s warrant status Friday night when the person opened fire, hitting one officer
A police officer has been shot in the face at a Massachusetts motel, where the shooter is holed up in a room.
BRAINTREE, Mass. — A police officer has been shot in the face at a Massachusetts motel, where the shooter is holed up in a room.
Police have officers and vehicles stationed around the grounds of the Motel 6 in Braintree, just south of Boston. Police say officers were at the motel to check a person’s warrant status Friday night when the person opened fire, hitting one officer. They say the officer has been hospitalized for surgery and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
A man could be hurt over police radio transmittions as the incident unfolded saying, “shots fired, get on the ground. I’m hit, I’m hit!” CBS Boston reports.
When asked if he was alright, the officer responded, “I can’t see out of my left eye. I think I got hit in the arm, but I’m good.”
Witnesses say they heard at least three gunshots, possibly up to seven or eight.
The motel, which was full at the time, has been evacuated, sources told CBS Boston.
“I was just watching TV and then I heard gunshots, ” one man who was saying in the hotel recalled. “And that was about it. I went outside and they had the guy trapped in the corner so I just got evacuated, kicked out of the room.”
Police say they hope to contact and negotiate with the shooter. A man who answered a phone at the motel wouldn’t talk and hung up.
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