earlier tonight in east boston. there's once again we tonight visiting someone just happened to be in this spot in the wheng suddenly he noticed this response. now he knew they were coming and you can see the helicopter trying to cast some light down into the backyard neighborhoods. >> let's cue up that gunshot video again so we can hear the sound of those shots being fired as this exchange happened not long after 11:00 tonight. [shots fired] this is video from mike tucker. we wanted to thank you for sharing this video with us this evening. again several people on twitter unconfirmed by boston p.d. reporting that these offers do not have life-threatening injuries they're going to be okay. we want to get that confirmed to you so we can bring that information so we can rrkrd working our sources right now. in this shooting not long after 11:00 this evening. >> they do have additional information regarding these shots fired in the video. apparently the individual who took those pictures images there of the shots being f

in east boston. the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is near that scene on gladstone street. >> she's leading our coverage this morning. >> to set the scene for you, gladstone street is behind me just down the hill here. we're about one street over from where all of this unfolded overnight. the police commissioner saying that both of those officers this morning are in extremely critical condition after responding to a domestic violence call. right now we knowh line of fire and that the shooting suspect is dead and that both of the officers are longtime veterans of the force. we are all over this story this morning and we'll be back in a couple of minutes with more on that. but, first, we want to get a first check on your forecast with cindy. good morning, cindy. >> not nearly as cold this morning as the past few mornings. we're above 50 worcester into boston. 40s in the suburbs. few minutes in the worcester area. visibility 3/4 of a mile. i think the fog may expand. we've got a lot of low clouds. can't

in east boston tonight. a second suspect, police believe are very close by according to cheryl's sources, holed up in a house somewhere. we've been listening to a lot of the scanner traffic. we know there are a officers there trying to help their colleagues on foot, searching for this other suspect and so we can only hope that they apprehend this person soon. >> we have to make sure she's saying all this is from my source - - this is not - - . >> cheryl, we're hearing you. >> thanks, cheryl, i can hear you. i was - - why don't yoi actually get back with us. >> i'm sorry about that, kim. >> oh please. >> i bawnt to make sure that we're clear saying this is from sources. so this is, you know, my sources officers that have been shot one in the groin, the other in the arm, both are expected to be okay. um, a suspect involved in the shooting has died, a second suspect. has barricaded himself in a home. this is all according to sources. lf o this u unfolding in the orient heights area of east boston, a very family

reporting live from east boston, 7 news. >> kim: back to the shooter, this 3-year-old east boston man who was known to neighbors as a police wannabe. their words. he was named a constable to the he drove a crown victoria, similar to a patrol car. the nightteam continues our coverage, also live in east boston. >> reporter: kim, kirk figueroa had no criminal record locally but did have a violent history, these court papers showed he allegedly abused his ex-wife several times. this picture of kirk figueroa is posted on the website for code blue protection services listeds as the company's founder officering services ranging from bail running to armored car training. put more recently he became a boston city constable, able to serve legal papers and wear constable's badge and in some cases make arrests. the appointment approved by the mayor and city council after boston police did a backgrounds check. the police commissioner said they never knew he was arrested in georgia in 2009 for impersonatesing a private investigator, and arson for he was sentenced to a year behind bars and released

they were shot while responding to a call in east boston. the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is near the scene on gladstone street. randy: and she leads our coverage this morning. antoinette? antoinette: the two police officers this morning are fighting for their life in what's being described under extremely critical conditions this morning after they responded to a domestic violence call. this is gladstone street right down this hill. the investigation the other officers pulled the two officers from the line of fire. the suspect is dead. the two officers who were shot are long-time veterans of the police force. i will be back with more on how all of this violence unfolded last night but first we want to head back to the studio and check in with cindy with a look at the forecast. cindy, good morning. >> good morning, antoinette, not nearly as cold this morning. look at all the 50s. 55 in boston right now, and worcester 52, but notice there is fog in the worcester area, out for that. otherwise a lot of low clouds and can't rule out a patch o

[gunfire] gunshots in east boston. two police officers fighting for their lives, a suspect shot and killed. the police commissioner describes those two veteran officers walking into an ambush. >> we heard officers screaming on the radio a 303, which signifies shots fired and an officer down. the officers were screaming, "officer down." >> they were responding to gladstone street in east boston. two men who were roommates wer police found one man armed with an assault rifle and a ballistic vest. police say that man just started shoot,. >> they had some very serious wounds. they've undergone some blood transfusions, and we classify them as extremely critical. >> there's more ambulances. >> victoria: neighbors told to stay inside. other officers ran into a firefight to pull their brother officers out. >> one officer had his hand on one of the wounds. getting the officer down to mass general quickly. >> we will do a very thorough and transparent investigation. >> victoria: the district attorney and the mayor rushing to mas

team 7 coverage this noon beginning with steve cooper east boston, if you look behind us, it is still sealed off at this hour. crime scene tape wrapped around the area here. all this while the confrontation is still under investigation at this hour. boston police responding to what they thought was a routine domestic violence call. when they were greeted with gunfire. chaos overnight here in east boston. after police responded to a domestic disturbance call just before 11:00 last night. which is 33-year-old kirk figueroa. as they entered his home at 136 gladstone street. >> at that time, we heard officers screaming on the radio. a 303. which signifies shots fired and an officer down. >> reporter: two veteran police officers both shot multiple times were pulled from the fire-fight by other officers exchanging gunfire with figueroa who lived in the house. their fellow officers out of the line of fire. so they were in a protected zone. and the officers continued to engage in a gun exchange. >> reporter: figueroa who police say was wearing a ballistic vest and armed with an assault rifle

>> cindy, we continue to follow the breaking news out of east boston. two police officers shot as they responded to a domestic disturbance call. both officers are in extremely critical condition, undergoing surgery. police say the suspect is dead. new details as soon as we get >> we're tracking breaking news on the eye this morning. boston police are asking for prayers after two police officers were shot in east boston last night on gladstone street. this is just before 11:00 domestic call there. right now the police officers are in extremely critical condition at mass general hospital. the suspect is dead. we'll have updates here and on mobile all morning. >> right now, human error is blamed for release of a convicted level three sex offender. richard gardner served his time 30 years in prison for raping children in the 1980s. but the district attorney is calling his release after that a that because of the level 3 status, he needed to be civilly committed and treated at a mental health institution. legal analyst martha coakley says it could have been

live in east boston christine mccarthy. former boston transit authority morning donaghue was shot and nearly died in watertown with tsarnaev brothers after the marathon bombings. donaghue expressed concern today about the deadly circumstances facing officers and what incidents like this mean to police departments across the country. >>> it hit close to home and we're in same profession or have been in same profession, it's you never want to see somebody that does same job that puts on uniform to do there best get injured. officer working nationwide. >> now after bombings new requirements were put in place for all ems officials to carry turn kits in case of an emergency. turn kit helped save dick donaghues lives and one officers last night as well and save man mother lives moving forward. commissioner everyone's has blood transfusions were critical in save both of his officers lives. we've heard from lot of people wondering what they can do to help officers. one the most important ways to do that is to give blood. can donate

cast definitely a huge distraction as we tried to get information on what was going on there in east boston. and right now we are working our sources we have, uh, kelly o'hara there at the scene so we're trying to just keep letting you know what we know. information boston it police. and so to recap what has happened tonight. in the city of boston. two officers shot. we do not know. we do not know their condition. one suspect also shot. some reports not verified that police were shutting down the area around there which lead us to believe believe they were looking for someone else. report they were going to block tunnels and such. this is a very active scene, two officer shot in east boston tonight. on gladstone street. a suspect also down. >> we weant to go back to our cheryl feedback. recap exactly what you know about what happened there. very active with a lot of police, uh, presence there, east boston obviously, um, and i think you're seeing some - - . >> boston police right thou are tweeting this, confirming two boston police officers have been shot in the area of 136th gladstone stree

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all this street here in east boston. he was eventually shot and killed by police in a ferocious firefight. now investigators have been trying to peace all this together through the day and what led to figueroa opening fire on police. boston police commissioner evans explaining today it was other officers who dragged the injured officers to safety, saving their lives. >> both officers at this time condition. mayor walsh and myself visited the officers this morning and, you know, they're recovering which is really good news. our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to those individuals. but i've got to commend the officers for rushing into that building with no fear whatsoever to rescue two fellow officers. >> because this w officer-involved shooting, dan connelly will begin launching an i want investigation in his words into all the circumstances surrounding this shooting last night. and they're also expected to detectives from the district attorney's office are expected to basically go inside the crime scene at some .

story. >> team 7 coverage after officers are shot. >> anchor: the crime scene is still roped off in east boston. live on gladstone street where a couple of boston police officers are standing by the same place where 2 officers were shot late dramatic shoot out. >> anchor: the 2 police officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they arrived on gladstone street. a man started shooting at officers. >> anchor: the man identified as 33-year-old kirk figgeroa. he was arguing with a roommate over the thermostat when he grabbed a large knife. >> anchor: the 2 police officers who confronted the shooter. tonight they are from the latest on the 2 officers injured to what we know about the shooter we have team 7 coverage. live in easty with the latest tonight. >> reporter: adam, the district attorney calling what happened a ferocious fire fight. the crime scene remains sealed off tonight. residents are still rattled by what they saw and what they heard. sounds of gun fire filling the street. scene out of a movo gladstone street in east boston last night. >> i need every officer available to ma

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getting some new details about the man accused of starting a fight -- firefight inside a boston -- east boston home. that gun two police officers. emily: sera congi is live with what we've learned this morning. sera: the mother of kirk figueroa tells the boston herald herald she spoke with her son just moments before the gunfire erupted here. yvonne figueroa saying he rushed off the phone with an abrupt "gotta go." 5 investigates found kirk figueroa had multiple aliases companies in florida and other states that were focused on security and protection. figueroa also wrote about his rebirth into the nation of islam after visiting ethiopia and a mosque in south africa. he was a sworn constable in boston. kevin leary has held that job for 37 years and tells us that figueroa's self-published biography could have raised some red flags. >> where this gentleman seems to have had a lot of various jobs in a quasi e manner, that maybe he should have been looked at a little bit deeper. sera: the background check to become a constable does not include the f.b.i. database. police did not know about figuero

on the expressway. 21 minutes on 93 south as you approach the zakim bridge. >>> breaking news in east boston. here is what we know. at 10:51 last night. boston police responded to a confirmed to us that someone shot two officers and an ambulance rushed them to mass general hospital. a shelter-in-place was enforced because at the time police thought there could a second suspect. at 12:12, police announced that one suspect was in custody and the shelter in place was lifted. we now know that suspect died after a shootout with police. two officers are in extremely critical condition. >>> just a couple evans, mayor marty walsh held a news conference to bring us to speed on this. >> julie: let's listen as the commissioner brings us up to speed on the situation. >> officers received a 911 call to 136 gladstone street with a domestic incident with possibility of one of the individuals having a gun. several of our officers responded to that call. they went inside the premise at that time, we heard officers screaming on the radio a 303 which signifies shots fired and officer down. the officers were sc

on the injured officers. >> investigators still on the scene removing several bags of d from the east boston home where two boston police officers were critically wounded wednesday night. officers rick cintolo and matt morse were back in surgery toda. the two veteran officers trying to recover from being shot multiple t critical. i would say critical to fair condition, so every day that you getaway from the incident is another positive step. >> gunfire inside the home on gladstone street. police were called there for reports of two roommates arguing over the thermostat. one claimed the other pulled out a knife. police say when officers went inside, 33-year-old kirk figueroa, who was wearing a bullet proof vest opened fire on officers cintolo and morris. figueroa was then shot and killd had a very complicated conversation trying to figure ot what exactly could have been a motive. where this man was coming from. you know, up hasn't been established yet. >> described by some as a wanna-be cop, figueroa was a constable in boston. police say figueroa had no criminal history in massachusets but ha

so for more on what she had to 7's jennifer eagan, who is in east boston. jen? >> jennifer: christa, good morning. ivan figueroa says she told the "boston herald" she spoke to her son on wednesday night, the night of the shooting. boston police officers had come to kirk figueroa's home on gladstone street in east boston for a report that two roommates were arguing over the thermostat. one claimed the other had pulled a knife. boston police commissioner william evans says figueroa was wearing a bullet-proof vest and opened fire on responding officers, shooting a injuring two of them. figueroa was sworn in as a constable in boston back in july. he did not have a license to carry a gun. he had been charged with impersonating an officer in georgia. yvonne figueroa told the "boston herald" she is in mourning over her son and also praying for the injured officers. she said, "i'm terrified. my heart goes out to the police officers, and i hope they recover. ly keep them in my prayers. please, please, let them know." still blocked off. last night police obtained a search

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as we are learning more of the disturbing details about exactly what happened inside that east boston apartment building. nick giovanni is live with the latest. nick? >> reporter: paula, liam, i can tell you in talking to neighbors all afternoon, they've been saying they cannot get over how this went peaceful night to a war zone overnight. now we can see some 18 hours later that police, they are still here at the scene going over the aftermath. >> i have never seen anything with my own two eyes like that. i mean it is just crazy. >> reporter: heather witnessed what she described as a war zone in east boston overnight. >> well i heard the commotion outside and their sirens and my roommate screaming that it's going down outside. >> reporter: just a few doors down, crime scene tape on thursday. marking where two pd officers, richard cintolo and matt morris were shot and critically injured overnight. responding to a domestic dispute between two roommates. >> shots fired, officer down. >> reporter: the situation took a deadly turn when they encountered one of the tenants, the 33-year-old k

for now we're live in east boston melanie basu. within the last hour we heard from governor charlie bake ear was board a plane to head back to boston from trip out country whey alearned about the shooting. we caught up with him shortly after he touched down he else are pulling for officers cintolo and officer morris and their families during this what i'm sure for them is an incredibly difficult time. he made a statement expressing shock and sad answer have after learning about shooting as well as offers prayers for officers and their families. >>> many residents of east boston woke up gunfire. >> neighbors closest to chaos were ordered to shelter in place. and those shots ringing out on glad stone street not far from madonna kwheen of universe shrine. fox 25 christine mccarthy spoke to some neighbors after terrifying night. christine this is normally a pretty quiet area. >> it really is. if you take look behind me you can actually see the house where this all took place just another advantage point of crime scene here in east bosto

two live reports in a shooting in east boston. and first we need to check in on the weather because there is a chance of rain this morning. shiri spear in the storm tracker weather center with a timeline. shiri julie julie right now tracking clouds. so far so good. the only concern i have fog to falmouth and the vineyard. the foggy situa bad. fog in portsmouth, new hampshire. these are things that could change in the next hour. by 7 a.m. i am counting on fog and drizzle. not widespread and temp will be on either side of about 50 degrees. noontime, 66. a few lingering clouds. clouds break apart this afternoon and not bad. do get more evening showers and we will be timing this out in ten minutes. julie is back with live drive time traffic. a preschedule closure. sum network tunnel is the detour. everything is moving along fine on lute 1 and 93 south. a little volume on the map from morrissey boulevard on the expressway. overnight construction crews that we will be wrapping up. here are the live drive times. 23 minutes on pike eastbo

b. >>> we have an officer down. >> we need an ambulance. . >> we begin with breaking news from east boston. 2 boston police officers rushed to the hospital after they were shot responding to reports of a man with a gun. both of those officers are in extremely critical condition. >> and we have live team coverage this morning. we're live at mass general where the now but we'll start in east boston. . >> reporter: this investigation is just now really beginning but before 11:00 last night this was a chaotic fire fight. 2 officers were shot and in supremely critical condition right now. they were in surgery at mass general hospital. the lived on this street is dead. commissioner evans said this began with a domestic call at 10:50 last night at a residence. 2 male roommates were in an argument when the initial officers arrived. evans says they were met by a suspect with an assault rifle wearing a vest. on the radio police heard shots a nearby tactical unit arrived and a fire fight erupted. the commissioner says 2 of his officers were shot multiple times and are in extremely critical condition.

reporting live in east boston, anna meiler, wbz this morning. >>> stay with wbz on-air and online for the very latest developments on the boston officer shot. >>> 6:07 am and information in the body possible motive in a deadly home invasion in orange as the two suspects go to court. 23-year-old joshua hart and britney smith will be a arraigned on murder and other charges this morning they were captured on saturday at a walmart in virginia police say that they broke into the orange home last week, killing 95-year- old thomas hardy and injuring his wife. >>> the driver accused of killing five teenagers in a wrong way crash in vermont will be arraigned on murder charges. 36-year-old is facing five counts of second-degree murder. police say he drove the wrong way on interstate 89, hit the teenagers car and then he stole a police cruiser to get away. before crashing into other hospital bed today. >>> police have captured the man wanted for an attempted is -- sexual assault and he is due in court. investigators released the video and pictures of the suspect. they hope that someone would tur

constable license. >> reporter: police sources the roommates were fighting over the thermostat by from east boston, anna meiler, wbz. >> stay with wbz on air and online for the latest of elements on the boston officers that were shot. >>> right now a public holiday has been declared in thailand to mourn the death of their longtime king was born right here in massachusetts. the king was born at mount auburn hospital in cambridge and his father came to study at harvard and he met his mother. he was the world the longest- serving monarch years on the throne turkey died yesterday at the age of 88 after a long illness. >>> more information is expected about a possible motive in a deadly home invasion in orange as the suspects go to court. joshua hart and britney smith will be arraigned on murder and other charges this morning they were captured on saturday at a walmart in virginia and police say that they are the ones who broke into an orange home last week and killed a 95-year-old thomas hardy and injured his 77- five teenagers in a wrong way crash will be arraigned on murder charges but 36 rolled ste

two peace marches are planned in east boston. the first is at 6:00 tonight, in front of the boston police district a. 7 station on paris corner of bennington and wallly street. our coverage of the officers shot continues on "fox25boston.com." you can log on to watch a stream of this afternoon's news conference with mayor walsh and commissioner evans. let's see how support is pouring in for the boston police. stay with fox 25 for continuing live team coverage of boston police shooting all evening and let you know abut to any developments as they happen. >> some rainy weather this month helped pull part of the state southeastern massachusetts improved from extreme to severe drought level, more than 2 1/2 inches fell since october 1st, however, 40% of the state is under extreme drought conditions. many spots are more than 9" of rain below normal. and just this morning, some of us did indeed get rain. chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz forecasting more this evening. >> a little bit more. there is a front coming through that won't he

we're live in east boston. jennifer eagan 7 news "today in new england." >>> we have new details this morning. that surfacing about the accused media history looking for motive. now there's concerns why the city wasn't aware of his criminal past. let's condition with more from nicole oliverio in east boston. we learn more about kirk figueroa the man who police say ambushed and shot two officers nearly killing them. this picture of figueroa is posted on the web site for code blue protection services. he's listed as the company's founder. on shango described him soefl as social media wrapper. last friday he hosted 16 videos of police involved shooting of black men. figueroa also posted links to the satanic church along with comments like hail satan and hail lucifer. the commissioner doesn't believe his officers were targeted. >> i don't think it was sort of an issue where the officers were is a domestic call that is always inpredictable. boston police say in massachusetts figueroa had no criminal history. now we'

we now know why the officers were called to that home in east boston. a man saying that he called 9-1-1. he said his roommate threatened him with a knife over a fight about the thermostat, sources say when richardson cintolo arrived he was shot as many as four times, but they missed his vital organs. officer matt morris was not as and a tourniquet, and doctors say that probably saved his life. morris is grateful. >> he clearly said to me i want to thank this particular officer. he saved my life. so he knows how close that he was to death. >> the officer who applied that tourniquet had just been trained in how to use it days before. >> five minutes after 6:00, two people charged in the murder of an elderly man in orange are just hours away from facing a judge in a antoinette antonio is in orange this morning. she sets the stage. >> they are expected to be arraigned later on this morning. investigates describe this as a random attack. brittany smith and joshua hart were returned to massachusetts on wednesday. they were arrested last week states away in vi

we're live in east boston, steve cooper, 7 news. >> as we reported boston police officers were responding to a dispute between two roommates. and when they got there the situation quickly became a matter of life and death. and we're hearing those frantic calls for backup chris anderson has the story. >> we got shots fired. i need every officer available to make their way 136ed glastone street please. >> an urgent call for help from a boston police dispatcher after shots were fired in east boston. >> be advised use caution. shots fired. >>> officers quickly arrive and assess the situation. >> we have the building surrounded. we have two or three officers inside the building, there have been shots fired. >>> still unclear at this . who of their own had been shot. >> we have an officer down. send ambulance us please. >>> can we get an ambulance. >>>. >>> they're pushing, they're pushing, sir. >> two officers shot and rushed to mass general in extremely critical condition. the suspect, 33-year-old kirk figueroa killed in the shoot-out. several other officers wounded or traumatized and taken t

live in east boston, steve cooper, 7 news. >>> officer richard cintolo a veteran of the boston police officer and matt morris has been and hopefully will continue the be for 12 years. senior officers in the boston police commissioner is crediting their fellow officers for saving their lives. >> says he and mayor walsh spoke with both of them at the at the hospital. with the latest on their condition. john? >>> good evening and good afternoon. it appears this easy men are going to being okay. it looked bad last night when ems got here to mass general it appears it was a grave situation, however, after surgery the men are recovering. the boston police commissioner has been here as has been mayor. and also for giving quick medical attention. >>> as he walked the crime scene overnight in east suffolk county da saw the blood and the shell casings, signs of what he termed a ferocious firefight. >> there is no question that many of the officers involved hacked into -- acted heroically, put themselves in harm's way to confront the deadly gunman and also to protect two brother officers who had

we have team coverage last night from the hospitals and scene in east boston but first a quick check of the weather and traffic. fox25 meteorologist shiri spear as stormtracker and drizzle and fog on radar. >> shiri: ton of clouds out in bedford, 55 in boston right now and a little bit of green south of the city. focused over areas of pembroke and rockland, down to halifax and bridge water. again, not tremendous amount of rain and dartmouth as well and travelers to and from the city and partly sunny skies the middle of the day and highs in the 60s and 70s and then we got another round of evening showers and time out that and julie grauert standing by with live drive time traffic this morning and taking us out with sky fox. >> julie: still well into the triple digits because of accident on 24 northbound. right before 128 in randolph, delays stretching into brockton and over to route 27. as we shift slightly northbound the expressway on neponset has cleared. a little bit of volume building on 9 the real problem i want to highlight on 24, i want to avoid it and hovering around the 2-hour

honor of the officers individual is held in east boston. city leaders, fellow officers and the community gathering together in prayer. it was emotional. wbz katie brace was there. >> there are no words for these guys. >> reporter: captain kelley mccormick appraises his colleagues and close friends. >> they did everything they could for the neighborhood for their fellow officers and for themselves, kept themselves treadway at the east boston and law enforcement communities came together in prayer. >> when something hits home, you feel like you do not know what is going to go on. >> reporter: that the officers responded to a domestic call shortly before 11:00 on wednesday night. two -- gladstone street,. the officers -- it was a hail of gunfire. >> it was rapid. it was not like one at a time, separated by seconds but it was popping. >> reporter: investigators say that the suspect kirk figueroa more a ballistic vest and fired a rifle. nine officers charged in to pull their men out. >> they did everything within their capabilities to bring them

in east boston, nichole berlie wcvb newscenter 5. ben: the investigating into boston police removed at least 8 bags of evidence from the home on gladstone street. even though the shooter is already dead, prosecutors say more criminal charges may be filed. as of noon tomorrow, samsung galaxy note 7 phones will be banned from all airline flights. the ban follows nearly 100 cases of note 7s catching fire. samsung is no longer manufacturing the phones. now they are deemed too dangerous to take aboard a plane. passengers trying to take note 7s aboard a flight may be forced to give the phones up to security or face fines. some airlines are being stocked with special fire-containment bags that can be used to smother phones and other devices that catch fire. taking a live look at the city of boston on a friday night some spots in the state could fall below freezing tonight. >> what you cannot tell is how chill let us. >> meteorologist: is chilly. it is actually cold in many areas. look behind us. 30's. they are popping up already. >> ok. the

that is normal for this time of morning. >>> breaking news in east boston this morning 2 boston police officers rushed to the hospital after they were shot in the line of duty. both are in extremely critical condition right now. >> our live team coverage begins on the scene in east boston. >> reporter: gladstone street still blocked off at this early hour. it is quiet this morning but it it was a much different scene last night. in fact just before 11:00 it was a chaotic fire fight. in the end 2 boston police officers were shot multiple times they are right now in extremely are criticalen condition. in fact, as of 2:30 this morning they were both in surgery at mgh. the suspect is a 33-year old man who once called this street home. commissioner evans tells us this began around 10:50 last night at when the officers arrived evans says they were met by a suspect with some sort of assault rifle wearing a vest. on the radio police heard shots have been fired and an officer was done, a nearby tactical unit was kick quick to arrive and a fire fight erupted. the commissioner says 2 of his offic

. >> turning to the two officers shot in east boston. investigators still pulling crucial clues from the home nearly two days after the byron burnt live in east boston to bring us more on the latest developments. >> yeah, nearly two days after the shootout, police -- it looks like they're getting ready to wrap things up here at the crime scene here on gladstone street. you can see a couple of police officers, couple of firefighters down there now in front of the house. but they have removed the police tape and some neighbors are beig allowed to walk into the area. the investigation of continues and right now the immediate focus remains on the two injured officers. >> investigators removing severl bags of evidence from the east boston home where two boston police officers were critically wounded wednesday night. >> i spoke to the commissioner this morning and we had a -- a very complicated conversation trying to figure out what exacty could have been a motive, where this man was coming from. you know, up hasn't been established yet. >> gu

here is byron barnett with more from east boston. >> let us pray. >> reporter: at the east boston precinct the two injured prayers for their full recovery. >> he is a good man. >> just trying to make a living. >> when you shoot at our officers, you are shooting at our community. >> yeah. there is not words. not words for what these guys do every day. >> reporter: just before 11:00 wednesday night, officers and a man inside this home on gladstone street in east boston exchanged gunfire. police were called to the address for report reports of two inmates arguing over the one claimed the other pulled a knife. police commissioner william evans said when the officers went inside, 33-year-old kirk figueroa who was wearing a bull let proof vest opened fire. >> he quickly displayed a rifle. without provocation, basically, opened fire on our two officers. >> reporter: veteran police officers matt morris and rick cintolo were shot multiple times. figueroa was shot and killed by police. hes in boston in july. he wasn't licensed to carry a gun. he didn't have a criminal record in massachusetts. but ha

live in east boston tonight, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >>> tonight the army says the suspect in the boston officer shooting lied about his military experience. an army spokesperson tells fox 25 he enlisted in 2003 but he received a hardship discharge just five months later. he never even attended basic training. served eight years in the reserves. >>> and lots of activity at the scene of the shootings in east boston today. you can see the crime scene tape still up. we watched investigators going in and out of the home on gladstone street gathering evidence. you can log on to fox25boston.com right now to learn more about the officer's history serving the city. read why the shooter was arrested in georgia and arizona previously, and learn about how you can donate blood to help the red cross in times of need. >>> we have had temperatures but it's a cold night in store before a big turnaround gets underway. i've got all those numbers for you coming up. >>> all new at 11:00 we are digging deeper into the mental capacity of the east boston police shooter in an exclusive interview with

having to do that is stressful. >> blair: linskey is very troubled about what happened in east boston. the officers are in surgery and he is told that the doctors are optimistic. sara. >> sara: the second shooting in boston. drug dealer in dorchester. other officers were able to chase down grant healy without arming him. something toinger spent three arming him. something toinger spent three days recovering in the hop officer john monihan was shot in the face during a stop. moynihan survived the shooting and this past march, he received the boston police heroes award. >>> good morning, everyone, we track traffic and weather every now 6:17 and take a look at the tobin bridge right now. these are the conditions southbound because of that accident in the far left lane. i have been tweeting out pictures of skyfox also over the scene, and if they pan out, you will be able to tee on my twitter feed. it is jam-packed right now because it is creating such a gridlock until we have these cars t+ owed. a problem on route 1 southbound. starting to see the backups. things moving along fine on 93 t

the other officer is awaiting surgery this after that deadly shootout a couple of nights ago in east boston. but we're told both officers are in critical but stable condition. that's the very latest here in boston. >> and investigators are inside that east boston apartment right now where that shooting took place looking into the suspect's past. >> reporter: and chris there is a very active investigation underway here on gladstone street. there is a crime response vehicle. and police officers are searching this house hoping to learn more about the man who shot two officers with an unlicensed assault rifle. investigators put on booties and gloves before continuing their search of kirk figueroa's home friday morning. 33-year-old shot two officers responding to a domestic dispute on wednesday. >> i don't know what was going through his mind. all i can tell you is he was a dangerous individual. and our officers went in there unsuspecting of what took place. >> his facebook page includes videos about police shootings and other incidents involving african american suspects. but they don't believe

in salem brandon gunnoe 7 news. >> anchor: now to the officers shot in east boston. detectives back on the scene the shooting in gladstone street. >> anchor: the 2 officers underwent more surgery. on the road to recovery and tonight the community is coming together again for them. tim caputo live in east boston. >> reporter: yeah, i, that candlelight vigil wrapped up at the madonna shrine. a number of prominant police candlelight vigil this evening as those 2 boston officers continue to recover at the hospital. 2 sleepless nights since the incident out here on wednesday evening. he's been able to get through with the support and love from the community. this was thrown together in the last second. a number of community members came out here started the vigil a few blocks away. and walked by where this shooting happened to the shrine that i spoke with a neighbor who lives houses down from where this happened. his brother was a police officer in swansy and killed a decade ago. >> that night when i first heard the reports of a police officer had been shot i relived the

an officer-involved shooting on gladstone street in east boston. that is actually north of the airport. gladstone street, east boston, a shooting involving the police spers sh. you can see the officers on the scene there. we're fathering information. again, the breaking news is, the east boston. >> now sportscenter 5. [cheering and applauding] reporter: the guy wearing the red jersey is the dynamic nobody who you will meet tomorrow night at 6:00. all right. now to tom brady. his career. the last time he played at gillette in a game that counted was january 16th against the kansas city chiefs, so it will be exactly nine months. remember in the two preseason games at gillette, brady did not suit up and did not step on the field. there will be plenty of noise, passion as brady in embraced for the first time since deflategate has been put in the rear view mirror. >> certainly a fun game, you know? they are a very good team that we are playing. it is fun to be out there. we got a great crowd. hopefully, we give enough reasons to cheer. certainly,ing abo

>> now at 11:00, it's the east boston community gathered to pray for officers shot in the line of duty. >> that was so scary. so violent, the amount of guns, the amount of police that showed up. >> we discovered disturbing material on the suspect's facebook page. >> anyone whoa would shoot one of our officers is clearly an unhinged person. >> tonight our team of reporters continue to break new information on a story that started with gunshots. >> multiple, multiple shots. >> i think we have an officer down. >> it led to a heroic act to save the lives of two heros in blue. >> the officers were quick to put their hand as well as apply a tourniquet. >> a tourniquet one of the new officers received a training on how to use just last week. >>> we learned a state trooper put his body weight on the boston police officer's matt morris' thighs to slow down the applied. >> just over 20 hours have passed. the officers are in critical but stable condition tonight after being shot while responding to a domestic issue that we're told may have been sparked by a fight over the thermostat between two r

live in east boston, robert goulston, fox25 news. >> julie: live outside boston police headquarters and just >> michael: i want to show you video of it arriving on flatbed truck and see on that car it is labeled with several different names of different companies and one of those companies is listed on private security firm website that lists kirk figueroa as the founder. kirk figueroa is the man identified by commissioner evans as the 33-year-old suspect who shot those two officers before being figueroa website on private security firm -- biography on website says he has been a pointy bounty hunter and florida, west virginia and california and also list him as constable here in the city of boston and got off the phone with the city clerk's office within the past ten minutes and clerk's office did confirm that constable in july of this year. for those that aren't familiar about a constable's responsibility, i asked just that question. they said gave person to seven subpoenas, papers, eviction notices and that sort of thing. that happened again back in july. this is all new information t

tonight the community came together to honor their sacrifice in east boston. fox 25's john moynihan there was he has new details now about the firefight that nearly killed these officers. john? mayor walsh telling fox 25 tonight that those two responding offers walked into what he described as a war zone. the commissioner confirming that and then adding that his officers actions that night were heroic. >> reporter: mayor marty walsh mingles with police officers tonight at yet another east boston event. a mass was held to support the police officers shot last week. >> the east boston community has been incredible during both officers are on the mend. >> good news is they are out of the critical stage and they're stable at this time. they're both in good spirits. >> reporter: tonight commissioner evans confirming what mayor walsh said earlier that the officer's last week were met win credible firepower. >> they were going into a domestic dispute they walked into what could be regarded as a war zone. >> reporter: the commissioner says that is part of the d.a.'s i

newscenter 5's rhondla in east boston. reporter: it was major chaos out here, boston police going in under heavy fire to pull out two of their officers in the house and take down the gunman, wearing combat gear too. >> two officers, officer cintolo and officer morris, were hit. >> shots fired! i need every officer available! reporter: just before 11 last night, police at the door of 136 gladstone street are met by a was being threatened with a knife by his roommate. a domestic dispute partly about the temperature. >> obviously he quickly displayed a rifle and without provocation, basically opened fire. >> i think we have an officer down! reporter: richard cintolo and matt morris are both critical, nothing less than a calvary of officers moved in to save them. >> this was a tell. i walked the scene, i saw the blastics evidence. i saw the blood, massive amounts of blood. >> multiple officers heading that way. >> this is dangerous work. i want to commend the men and women of the boston police department. reporter: police kille

mayor marty walsh tweeted, "please pray for the boston police officers injured last night in east boston." and watertown police tweeted out, "we're praying for a quick recovery for the boston police officers. their thoughts are with the families and bpd." officer donahue was seriously wounded in the shootout with the boston marathon bombers tweeted his support for the officers today saying, "hoping our live team coverage continues now with bill shields who is at mass general hospital. bill? >> reporter: excuse my voice, i lost my voice a little bit. but who cares at this point because i have some good news to report. both officers now have been upgraded slightly to stable condition. still critical, but now stable. a little while ago we spoke with a friend of both officers and also nick donahue at logan on his >> it's some guys you want to know. matt, same thing, just a very, very easy, quiet type of guy. they didn't deserve that, that's for sure. >> ryan knows both officers. apparently the bullet suffered the artery of morris' leg. richard cintolo, 27 years, a boston cop. he was shot in

live in east boston, jim morelli, fox25 news. >>> police in east boston are overwhme other departments and people from other neighborhoods. catherine parrotta continues our team coverage and in mass general where those officers are recovering this morning. good morning, catherine. >> reporter: good morning, gene. brought in critical condition both needed surgery. the community and fellow officers came out in a show of support and take a look. that is what this looked like, a vigil held in front of the east boston police station. more than 100 officials, clergy a prayer vigil for wounded officers richard cintolo and matthew morris. they were responding to a fight. one shot hit a major artery in officer morris's leg. dragged him and officer cintolo out to the wounds and mayor walsh spoke about that and here is what he said. >> last night we met the officers who were assisting the officers and they were concerned about the two officers hurt and shot. workshop concerned about the officers that helped them. >> reporter: mayor walsh and commissioner evans commended the officers of the way th

heather: staying on top of the breaking news in east boston -- two officers shot in east boston undergoing surgery and are expected to survive. commissioner evans citing the heroics of several officers cintolo and matthew morris. ed: about three: 44 in the afternoon, and very slow going into newton. checking your drive times, by the split -- a lot of traffic. about a half hour, mass ave to route 3. much worse as the evening goes on. first look at the pike, 60 slow. you get a bit at the polls. 495 is 25 minutes. the pike to 290 is a seven minute ride. that is what traffic looks like right now. heather: and there are some sprinkles for some people. harvey: and it is coincided with the evening commute. everyone down. harvey: let's show it to you. you can see the show was just edging into the 495 belt. light showers, sprinkles in some cases. you see a few dark rings. continues to move eastward. by 6:00 it will be around the boston area. it will offshore, then the skies clear behind it. that is nice. there is a chillier air mass than what we have right now. in boston, still 70 degrees. a reliab