But wind is adding a little bite to the air. We are gusting between 20 and 35 miles per hour. All across southern new england. So the real feel right now is only 17 in worcester its 28 in boston. Lower 20s in lawrence. We have partial clearing taking place. So we will have a blend of sun and clouds and a couple flurries in the berkshires and southern vermont. Otherwise we are talking about temperatures gradually cooling and the winds staying active so you will want to hold on to the wheel this morning. Gusting at times to 35 miles per hour. The real feel will be in the 20s and the warmest time of the day the real feel around 20 heading into the ride home. I am tracking snow on the way for tomorrow. Details coming up. Lets go on the road with traffic and weather together. Hi. Reporter hi. We are not feeling any traffic. Quiet except for an incident we are keeping an eye on south of the city. Its a fuel spill down in kingston route 3 northbound just after route 3a exit 9 total Traffic Ne
The safety of those behind the badge. Officers lay their lives on the line every day and this job has not gotten easier. And that officer is suffering from a gun shot wound to the leg. Now he is expected to recover. Our Live Team Coverage begins with julie live at boston medical center. Julie. Reporter lisa, david, that officer whose name is being withheld is in fair condition. Hes expected to be okay. Thanks in large part to a newly issued department tourniquet. Im at 33 Mount Bowdoin terrace, shot. The nineyear decorated veteran Police Officer was chasing down a dangerous drug dealer, a felon, when he was shot in the leg. Unprovoked, again, our officers not having their weapons out, from what i understand. Members of the drug unit had cornered up in a car on Mount Bowdoin terrace in dorchester. At first, i thought it was fire crackers and then when i heard two more gun shots, i got up. I heard police yelling, police, and he kept on running. Commissioner evans says the injured officer
Shot. Its terrible. Anchor while the suspect took off the officer was left bleeding in the street with a leg wound. Police say he is lucky the officers now carry turn debts that help the injured officer when he needed it most. He tried to do his initially because all our officers have it, but then a fellow uniform officer who was nearby heard the call and he that was fortunate. It could have saved his life and. Reporter with a shot officer down the others gave chase finally tackling the us r us putt a few blocks away. Police say he is grant , just paroled last year. The mayor credited the officer showing great restraint even while under fire. There is a lot of stuff that goes on around the country im lot of criticism of Police Departments and here in the city of boston our Police Department certainly is the best in the nation, being able to do their job every single day and risks anchor as mayor and Police Commissioner visited the injured officer they say he asked about whether the guy
Unprovoked of the officer. The officer quickly exchanged gunfire. Jack the injured officer hit in the leg, a nine year veteran with the drug unit, stopping grant headley, who police knew was driving without a license. Commissioner evans he was locked up in 2012. He was released in april last year. He was out on probation. He was out selling drugs. That is why he was pulled over. I am atmount bowdoin terrace, shot. Dispatcher ok, sir. Help is on the way. Commissioner evans the leg was bleeding pretty good. Jack still others chasing down grant headley, a man running with a gun. Commissioner evans they were able to tackle the suspect and looks to be a 40 millimeter at this time. Jack the suspect will be arraigned on monday. All day long, we have been approached by neighbors saying they are proud of the neighborhood. They point out the young man did not live here. He was driving through. Phil thank you. Sky 5 over the dorchester neighborhood where the shooting took place. A nearby Headstar
The entire area there on edge, a nearby school locked down. Witnesses shaken by the scene. Jonathan hall is live in the neighborhood where this happened with that pat of the story. Good evening. Some people who live here told us police had warn insisted them about drug activity in the neighborhood in recent months. Yet this is a neighborhood that people are really proud of. They find this crime to be a complete shock. Shots rang out and officer down. Lots of people were home in this neighborhood and they jump to look out their windows. How many . Five. Reporter do you feel bad for this officer . Always feel bad for officers that get hurt in the line of duty. Reporter gary bell saw a guy take off. A suspect now identified as grant. He helped another guy. Reporter he is relieved to hear police made the arrest quickly and as investigators searched for a bullet casing and other evidence in a nearby this activity a bit surreal. Its not something that you think to hear so close to home. I ha