shoot-out here. it was a chaotic scene when police pulled up to 136 gladstone street here in east boston before 11 last night. that is where they were met by a man who said his roommate threatened him with a knife after they argued over the heat. and no sooner did police enter the house that there was gunfire. i need every officer available to make their way, 136 gladstone street, please. good to see t up the street like that with gun, it was insane. rich cintolo and matt morris shot multiple times before officers would exchange gunfire with the shooter. 33-year-old kirk figueroa armed with an assault rifle wearing a bulletproof vest gets into a firefight with boston police officers before he shot and killed. the injured officers are rushed to mass general. he quickly displayed a rifle

basically opened fire on our two officers. and thankfully other officers were close by. with helicopters scouring from above and tactical teams on the ground, residents were ordered to shelter in place overnight before police were able to determine there were no more suspects. everywhere you look there were police and kept flying up, flooding up. it was like a war zone. you can see the crime scene remains sealed off through the day. in boston back in july, but wasn't licensed to carry a firearm has no criminal record in massachusetts, but has been charged outside the state with impersonating a police officer his ford crown victoria that resembles a police cruiser was towed early this morning. having said all i said about

judgment, nevertheless we're going to do our job as we calls do completely, thoroughly and fairly. >> reporter: uniformed officer standing watch outside the crime scene. detectives will be headed inside, executing a search warrant to begin processing the crime scene as they try to figure out once and for all why figueroa began firing at police officers in the first place. live in east boston tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. and right now both care unit at mass general hospital. both of them having to go undersurgery. 7's jonathan hall live at the hospital so we can learn more about their conditions right now. those officers are stable but in critical condition. a much better event than it was this morning. mayor walsh came here earlier today to meet with their families. in boston this is another example of our police officers

their job. the job can be rewarding, this was horrific. it included the use of deadly force on a constabt, private. >> kirk figueroa and officers had to set up a mass unit providing emergency medical assistance to matt morris and richard sentlow. both officers at this time still stable but in critical condition. they're recovering which is really good news. moreis is a in 2006 he got an award for bravery after he helped log the escape of a masked man firing off shots on blue hill avenue. cintolo has been an officer for 27 years. i would like to commend my officers for the courage and bravery. as he walked the crime scene overnight in east boston, the suffolk county d. a. saw the

>> a miracle of modern medicine and emt service of our great city these officers got care they needed at mass general. but the cops including superintendent and chief william grasse visited the two officers, commissioner evans said when he visited with the families he spoke with one of theuct dos who treated his men. >> he said, you're have fortunate that the patron saint of police st. michael was looking down on these two officers. a blood transsution u fusion help save his leaf along with come rats at the crime scene. the union rechting the boston police say it is thankful to the red cross and wants to work with the agency to make sure more people donate blood. we're live in mass general tonight, jonathan hall, 7 news. we've learned the 33-year-old shooter was just certified as a constable for the city of boston. he had no criminal history in

7's down hausle continues our coverage. he lived somewhat of a double life, helping out law enforcement as a constable but the path past that put him on the wrong side of law. his res mai is not quite as it seems. >> this is the picture of kirk figaro a what, the site listing figueroa as the company's founder offering training. and recently sworn in as boston city constable. the appointment approved by the mayor and city council after boston police did a background check. but boston's police commissioner said they never knew what think wound out if that figueroa was arrested in georgia 2009 for impersonating a private investigator. and arson from possibly setting fire to a car. figueroa sentenced to a year behind bars and released on time

wouldn't have come up. jo we didn't have the legal right to serve on a constable license, but he did have a record, but from what i understand, nothing in mas mass. figueroa's protection services web site says he served eight years in the army reserve and worked as a private investigator in west virginia have, but we found figueroa's application to become a private investigator was denied. his application to run an investigative andur records show figueroa did have gun licenses in florida at various times but expired in 2009 and more recently in february of this year. and we just got a copy of divorce proceedings from the state of georgia it a ditted october of 2015. this filing for divorce claims figueroa gave his wife a black eye, choked her and abused her on several occasions in the

days leading up to the shooting there were disturbing posts on his social media accounts. 7 news has learned figueroa had an ailiat where he posted dozen of videos posts on facebook. posts that investigators are looking closely at. 95, guns and a video about the koran, all of that and more posted on current facebook page under the boston police officers sunday night uses the name kokoa xango describing himself as rapper. posted 16 videos of police-involved shootings of black men. that looks like a bad dude, too. the but the commissioner doesn't believe officers were targeted. >> i don't think it was sort of an issue where the officers with drawn to the scene with the

officers. no, i think it was a what it always is, a domestic call that is always unpredictable. figueroa posted links to the satanic church, along with comments like "hail it is a anne ,"" hail lucifer". and alongside those, pictures of kim kardashian, kanye west and elvis presley. and what could have led up to the shooting of the two police officers. we have a general understanding of what happened, we as human beings can best figure it out. the district attorney's office is leading the investigation the crime scene is complex and two of the most important witnesses are hospitalized with serious injuries. he says his office will release a full report when the investigation is complete. in the control room, i'm. am midst the panic and chaos on gladstone street, one officer

training to work. using a technique that may have saved officer matt morris' life. john? the officer used a tourniquet, all boston police officers have them. and today the commissioner is thankful that they do. >> he knows how close he was to death. his father knew ohow close he was to death. in the mid of a violent night, the swift action of one boston police officer likely keeping one of his brothers in boston police officer matt morris was shot when police say kirk figueroa opened fire on hip, severing one of his main arteries. officer cintolo was also hit. the officers were quick to put the hands as well as apply a tourniquet which doctors later say probably saved his life. all boston police officers have been carrying tourniquet since the marathon bombing used to control blood flow from a

an officer tied a tourniquet to his own leg when shot. the commissioner isn't naming the officer who helped officer morris but says he underwent tourniquet training this past thursday. you talk about a coincidence paying off for us. this officer was there to apply the pressure to apply the tourniquet. again, an apart every was severed and thank god we were able to save the officer. commissioner evans said he briefly spoke with morris who was able to gather the strength to thank still unnamed hero. he clearly praised the officer who saved his life. again if not for that officer using a tourniquet there is a good chance officer morris would not be recovering at the hospital. we're live outside boston police headquarter, john kokoa, seven news. stay with 7 news for the latest on the officers soft. when we're not on the air you can get updates from our mobile

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chipmunks. tracking sprinkle and isolated shower or two through the seacoast. the city of boston. just a few light showers. nothing significant. nothing long lasting. tied to a cool front racing into western new england. you look up through our -- through out part of the world tonight. we ha a front come through here on sunday with much more rain and that was able to tap moisture out of hurricane matthew. this front doesn't have that. that is hurricane nicole at the edge of thecr too far away to make the sectio. this front will come through with very little fanfare. it will live up to its reputation as being a cool front. ahead of the front, temps this afternoon briefly up near 70 degrees even right now the city is at 68. plymouth at 63. here is that cooler air, aren't the 54. albany 55. and so we'll have a northwesterly wind develop later on tonight which will drive the front onshore and drive the warm air out in new england for a few

we've had colder mornings this week. there will be wind tomorrow morning and so, so that is going the add a chill to the air i caution to use the word wind chill, but a chilly morning wind will fade away during the afternoon, lot of sunshine, temps upper 50sto 60s the city close to 60. and islands at 59. so as high pressure gets closer will shut the wind down. and the area of high pressure is in new england both saturday and on sunday. both weekend days loaded with sunshine. a little bit cool on saturday, upper 50s, sunday the milder of the two days with temperatures on sunday upper 60s. picking apples this weekend. how do you like them apples? temps in the upper 50s and temperatures down in the upper 60s for kick-off. next chance of beneficial rain, few isolated showers monday

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