Police say its the most dangerous situation they can face. A call for a domestic disturbance last night that brought them to the front door of 16767 glad stone investigators say kurt was wait and armed. When the officers arrived, they were met by a victim at the door who had claimed that his roommate had pulled a large knife on him. Commissioner evans says when officer Matthew Morris and officer Richard Cintolo went inside figueroa immediately opened fire shooting both men multiple times. Officer officers drakd two injured men to safety. And returned fire killing figueroa. The commissioner says had come unhinged. He was a dangerous individual in and our officers went in there unsuspecting of what took place. But investigators despite figueroas fire power and body armor they dont think it was a planned am burn. Clearly i dont think it was sort of an issue where the with sole purpose of attacking the officers. A to want evans says those two men oar lie thanks to sole toll quick actions o
Treated at mass general right now. Bob, there a lot of years of service between these two men. There sure is both of men have serve ad long time on Boston Police force. Both of them highly respected. Right now both of them around here at mass General Hospital being treated. Im told they are expected to survive. And one major reason why the heroic duty, heroic efforts of other ran into the face of danger to help. Boston Police Officers Matthew Morris and rich 17, thesis officers gunned down during horrific exchange of gunfire on glad stone street in east boston Late Wednesday night. Matthew morris has been on force 12 years rich cintolo, 27. In 2006 Matthew Morris was recognized for his bravery in a confrontation with a masked gunman on blue hill avenue. Morris was an award highest honor the state can give to a Police Officer. But in east boston wednesday night officer morris was shot and moments from death when a bullet hit a major artery in his leg. Only the quick think of another off
Also tonight, a former babysitter charged with kidnapping a 2yearold girl from hamilton last year, pleading guilty. Abigail hannah was arrested almost a year ago for kidnapping lyndon al bers, she disappeared from her home and found eight miles away in a piled of leaves naked. Her head was shaved and she had a bruise on her head. Hannah pleaded guilty to all charges, including kidnapping and assaulting a child. She was sentenced to five to seven years in the commonwealth was seeking a 10 to 15 year sentence. Mark a difficult day for the two brave Boston Police officers shot in the line of duty in east boston. Richard cintolo and Matthew Morris had more surgeries today and remain hospitalized tonight. While the two video rance continue their recovery, investigators were busy at the crime scene, trying to answer a basic question, what sparked the deadly confrontation. The officers are being treated and still arent all of the woods. The reporter its. Of all the scenes safe been too, its o
Who just krooshed into a pond in arlington. Good evening everyone im mark o. And im vanessa welch. That very dramatic moment thankfully everyone survived. Fox 25s Jacqui Heinrich live in our control room with more on the good samaritans, jacqui, who doesnt hesitate to help . Reporter vanessa, after that car jumped the curb it the water. That 68yearold woman stuck inside luckily several people didnt hesitate to jump in. Crawl through your back window. Reporter these are the people credited with saving a life. You got to come out. Reporter the 68yearold driver of a ford edge doesnt know how she lost control of the car while she was backing up in arlington but she ended up in spy pond sinking deeper. And floating out farther. Throughout happen. They deserve a lot of credit. They did a fantastic job here. Probably saved the womans looking at that video you felt like you were watching it all unfold. We like the ending right and its going to get very chilly. It was chilly today its going to
Legal technicality. Once neighbors found outside gardener was in the air they posted signs with his picture and telling what he did. Even collecting a 4,000 signature petition asking the Governors Office to help. Forward unders crimes were horrific. Back in 1988 he broke into 11yearold michael sooiks and sexually molesting him. His mother spoke to bob ward this week. He cut the screen and went in and pull him out of bed at knifepoint. What did he do after that . He took him out to some secluded wooded area where he mommested him. Reporter though back behind bars tonight shes outraged gardner was released from prison. Just as long as Richard Gardner is on the Street Police station in south boston for booking. Hes due to appear in Roxbury District Court on monday morning and eventually will be extradited back to rhode island to face violation of probation charges there. Live in boston tonight, im john monahan, fox 25 news. Watch live breaking news video download the fox 25 news app today