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Two Boston police officers shot after confronting an armed man during an apparent domestic dispute are recovering at two area hospitals and are expected to survive.
Sgt. Charles Byrne and officer Robert Welby were both shot in the lower torso.
Byrne was listed in stable condition at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Welby in guarded condition at Boston Medical Center as of yesterday.
"It's a bad start for the year, but in some ways we're counting our blessings that both officers appear to have non-life threatening wounds and they will fully recover," Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans said.
Shooting suspect 20-year-old Jermaine Jabar Berry, was also shot, and listed in critical condition at an unidentified Boston hospital.
Prosecutors are monitoring Berry's condition, and it was uncertain when he would be arraigned, said David Procopio, a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
Police said at about 5:45 a.m. yesterday morning, Berry answered the door of the Radcliffe Street apartment after a woman reported a man had a gun in the residence.
The woman who made the call met police in the street and led them to the first floor apartment, police said.
Berry allegedly shot Byrne, who fell to the ground, then Welby. Berry was shot in the shoulder outside the apartment by one of the first three officers on the scene, police said.
The four police units that responded discharged a total of 11 rounds, police said. Berry's gun, which was recovered from the scene, had discharged "a number of rounds," Evans said.
Evans said Berry would be charged with three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, three counts of assault and battery on a police officer with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm.
He was also charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on the person who place the call to police.
Mayor Tom Menino, who visited the officers, said they were doing "very well." "Their families are with them, and it's encouraging," Menino said.
Two other unnamed officers, a five-year veteran and a nine-month rookie, were also treated for stress-related injuries.
Two Boston police officers shot after confronting an armed man during an apparent domestic dispute are recovering at two area hospitals and are expected to survive.
Sgt. Charles Byrne and officer Robert Welby were both shot in the lower torso.
Byrne was listed in stable condition at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Welby in guarded condition at Boston Medical Center as of yesterday.
"It's a bad start for the year, but in some ways we're counting our blessings that both officers appear to have non-life threatening wounds and they will fully recover," Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans said.
Shooting suspect 20-year-old Jermaine Jabar Berry, was also shot, and listed in critical condition at an unidentified Boston hospital.
Prosecutors are monitoring Berry's condition, and it was uncertain when he would be arraigned, said David Procopio, a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
Police said at about 5:45 a.m. yesterday morning, Berry answered the door of the Radcliffe Street apartment after a woman reported a man had a gun in the residence.
The woman who made the call met police in the street and led them to the first floor apartment, police said.
Berry allegedly shot Byrne, who fell to the ground, then Welby. Berry was shot in the shoulder outside the apartment by one of the first three officers on the scene, police said.
The four police units that responded discharged a total of 11 rounds, police said. Berry's gun, which was recovered from the scene, had discharged "a number of rounds," Evans said.
Evans said Berry would be charged with three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, three counts of assault and battery on a police officer with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm.
He was also charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on the person who place the call to police.
Mayor Tom Menino, who visited the officers, said they were doing "very well." "Their families are with them, and it's encouraging," Menino said.
Two other unnamed officers, a five-year veteran and a nine-month rookie, were also treated for stress-related injuries.
