Fellow officer tied it off Reporter Police say they had their high on headley for a heeling drugs. We are selling drugs. Thats wrong. Reporter the commissioner and boston mayor at his bedside he was thinking what have went down. I think he is gratified that his officers were able to apprehend you know you never lose the cop in you. He is happy we got the guy and the person responsible. Reporter officers were able to tackle the suspect and grab the gun. And the commissioner is commending them for the restraint they used in this case. Now Boston Police have received new training and how to usetourniquets and have been issued one of their own that could have saved the officers life. Reporting live from outside boston medical center. Beth germano. Thank you. The attack on Boston Police officers clearly was brazen and violent. All of this happening in broad daylight. Hager live on the scene right now with a closer look at how this all unfolded. Reporter well david, this isunnerving to say t
Allowed to leave with their parents as police try to piece together what happened here around 10 30 a. M. Gary bell sought all from his home. I heard gunshots. Five loud bangs. I thought it was in my backyard. Police say 27yearold grant hadley shot the officer a nine year veteran of the force he was hit in the leg and expected to be okay. Commissioner William Evans said it all started as a drug unit went to pull over the car that hadley was driving because of a known drug dealer and they knew he was driving without a license. Havent says that suspect got out. Began to fire unprovoked at the officer the officer quickly exchanged gunfire. At that time the suspect took off. The suspect ran here about a block away offices tackled him and recovered the gun. Were fortunate here that we dont have an officer who suffered a more severe injury. Today they certainly had their share of problems here recently but nothing like what happened at here today. They just glad that officer will be okay. We
64yearold vietnam veteran and joe will not end up on dr. Readys liver transplant table. Not now. Absolutely. I feel like one in a million. Reporter lucky to no longer be one of more than 3 million americans suffering with chronic hepatitis c virus infection. July will be two years. Reporter two years since doctors detector any help of hep c in joes blood. Like night and day. Reporter its like cured. This is a big deal. It is indeed. An exciting time. Its a big deal. Reporter dr. Ready oversaw Clinical Trials locally in which joe took part. What is the rate of cure . The curate is about 90 . Reporter its why the fda recently approved the hep c using a regimen of fast acting pills, more effective and tolerable than inter fewer ron injections. The virus is gone as early as four weeks some patients as early as two weeks. Reporter just like that. So i probably have had it before i was cured over 50 years. Reporter and he had no idea until a random test in the 90s. Its depressing. Because yo
The car behind me the suspect shooting. Just before 10 30 a. M. Gunfire Dorchester Gary Bell sought all from his home. Five loud banks. Does wake up. I looked out the window that i saw the guy running through the yard. Police say grant henley of dorchester shot the officer a nine year veteran of the force he was in the leg. He seemed to be okay. That officer is expected to survive. Boxed them in to stop him mission of William Evans said all started as a drug and it went to pull over the car that hadley was driving because hes a known drug dealer and they knew he was driving without a license. Evans says the suspect got out. He began to fire unprovoked at the officer. At that time the suspect took off. The suspect ran here about a block away. Officers tackled him to recover the gun. Were fortunate here that we dont have an officer who suffered a more severe injury. A lot of people out here saying that very same thing tonight. That shooting may have happened here but this all ended in a
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