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they have the lynnway in both directions shut down, those most of their investigation is of the lynnway. so they're going to be out here for quite some time trying to piece all of this together. but again, we've got one suspect who was shot, rushed to mass general hospital, where he is in police custody undergoing surgery and in police officers were hurt. live this morning in lynn, victoria warren, 7news "today in new england." >> kris: time now for fast track traffic. danielle, that shooting scene, the big crime scene, is it affecting things in lynn? saying. sky7 also over the scene, kris. northbound and southbound the lynnway closed in boat directions. let's go to the maps. this is between shepherd street and dmerrial street here. it's been closed pretty much all morning. no word yet on when that is expected to reopen. also north of town on 95 northbound at central street, we have another accident we're watching. south of town the expressway braintree to boston half an hour. so stop and go the whole way there. route 3 a little bit of slow and go traffic back the weymouth. back the bro

attention is focused on the southbound side of the lynnway. evidence markers have been placed on the ground. both sides of the lynnway are shepherd street, so take care, if you are on the north shore. this happened around 4:00 this morning. the police chief telling us that the shooting was the result of an armed robbery at a gas station, which is just outside of this police scene on the other side near commercial street. police are there, as well, this morning month, and not many details about exactly how all of this unfolded but again we know that this was the officer was not hurt. the suspect is at mgh in surgery right now. sera congi, newscenter 5. randy: thank you, we are on top of more breaking news this morning. a deadly crash in east boston, and the eye's doug meehan is right near the scene with the latest information. >> this was an awful crash but let me start by saying right now, 1a at mcclellan highway, northbound, wide open, both lanes, no problem. let's show you the scene from overnight. boston ems confirming that one person was k

. >> daniel: follow breaking news in lynn where part of the lynnway has been shut down for 5 hours now as police investigate an officer involved shooting. this was the scene around 5:00 this see lots of officers and crime tape at that scene. >> now hours later we are hearing from the police chief about what happened. fox25 michael henrich is live at the scene with latest information and tweeting out within last 20 minutes 1 way the lynnway has been back open. >> michael: julie, as you were wrapping up the traffic report, even opened up a lane in southbound direction of the lynnway. it had been closed in both directions between shepherd and hours. 20 minutes ago the northbound lanes opened, now 1 of the southbound lanes opened as well as you can see in the distance here the investigation is still underway. what investigation you might ask? well the police chief here in lynn says that this all started with an armed robbery at the next intersection down gas station there and man claimed to have a gun, violent scuffle ensued between the suspect and foot, a little bit further down the lynnw

up on the lynnway on foot when responding officers found him. the chief says the suspect refused to cooperate. >> the individual had hands in his pockets, officers asked him to show hands, refused to do so, continue to come at the officers, eventually 1 of the officers fired his weapon >> surgery at mass general hospital and follow-up questions, of course, including whether a gun was recovered, asked for other details and at this point per protocol as well, the chief says following information, further information would come to the district attorney's office and working to get that for you. live in lynn, michael henrich, fox25 news. >> sara: and we continue to follow breaking news out of south america. the death toll has once again changed following an overnight that a sixth person had survived but now we have learned 1 of the original people pulled from the wreckage has died at the hospital. that person is the goalie for brazilian soccer team that was on board the plane. that means 76 of the 81 people on that plane are now dead. it is too early

the lynnway closed for much of the morning. good news it's now open between commercial street and shepherd street. something to keep in mind this morning. and then in east boston we have a new crash we're watching. this is route 1-5 northbound at bent n beninton street. northbound on the expressway. 32 minutes this morning. your typical stop and go traffic. 95 slow and go from 495 all the way up to 128 this morning. we're watching two crashes on the pike. both eastbound, one at route 30 and one there at route 9. let's take aoo tout out the door. 22 minutes from 128. 93 southbound 128 to zakim bridge. half an hour this morning. both the t and commuter rail running on schedule. back to you guys >> let's get to several breaking news story this morning. first here at home investigators are on the scene after a police involved shooting in lynn. you heard daniel mention the road closure on the lynnway. we're also told that this started as an armed robbery. following the story since early this morning. what's the latest information yo

>> reporter: well, first of all, the lynnway here which was closed for so many hours has now reopened. but investigators are here processing the scene and they have now come an gone at this point. but officials are now trying to determine if this officer-involved shooting was justified that claimed the life of the suspects. >> this is crazy. i mean, it is this world today. >> reporter: the officer-involved shooting happened here in lynn just before 4:00 this morning. after police say the suspect who claimed to have a gun held up the clerk at this gulf gas station at the corner of the lynnway and commercial street. firearm. attempted to rob the store. a violent struggle ensued with the clerk of the store. >> reporter: the chief says short time later, officers confronted the suspect here on the sidewalk. >> the individual had his hands in his pockets. the officers ordered him to show his hands. refused to do so. continued to come at the officers. they moved back, tried to create distance. eventually, one of the officers fired his weapon. >> reporter: the suspect pronounced dead several

fox25's michael henrich live on the lynnway with the very latest now. michael? >> reporter: the lynn way continues to be shut down in both drinks between shepherd was an officer involved shooting. and you can see the investigation continues here. the chief among that group of gentlemen standing right by those evidence markers and yellow police tape marking off parts of the lynnway from traffic and anybody walking through the scene. now this happened around 4:00 this morning when the police chief says officers responded to an armed robbery call at the gas station down the street. it was that armed robbery shot by a police officer then rushed to mass general hospital and that man, that suspect is undergoing surgery this morning and police chief did say that no officers were hurt during this morning's incident. and were working to find out more about exactly what took place in the lead-up for that gunfire being discharged from those -- that officer's weapon. to you. until we are live in lynn. >>> developing this morning, one person is dead following a rollover cras

in lynn, part of a lynnway showdown. police activity from shepherd street down to commercial street, and also a crash on the pike eastbound, by the ted and as you travel the expressway, 30 to 35, braintree to boston, and another accident on 24 northbound, by 128 there, and a crash here, working on 495 south by 117, and pike, stop and go, this morning. randy. >> that breaking news in lynn, police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. it happened overnight on the started with an armed robbery at a gas station. they also say that the suspect refused to show his hands while coming towards police officers, one officer fired, the suspect was taken to massachusetts general, and the officer was not hurt, a tewksbury man has serious burns after a fire. he was home with his daughter ready to head out when others head home. upgrading technology, managing vegetation, improving how we get information to you because we know you're counting on us. we're ready for winter, and we want to make sure you're ready, too. visit evers

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prutors say today, that same michael nild uth gulf station along the lynnway, again assaulting the clerk. this time, police cornered him, and when he refused to take his hands out of his pocketsened fire. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> continued to come at the officers they moved back tried one of the officers fired his weapon hitting the individual. mary mcinnis was shot twice in : the chest. to be clear, responding officers hano idea it was m, a man with a long criminal history. they just knew the suspect had held up the gas station as was considered armed and dangerous -- and was considered armed and dang s.>> an individual went in there and claimed he had a firearm attempted to rob the store, a violent struggle ensued with clerk of the store. >> white male, brown hair, short brown beard. officers approached him, shoutg orderying peacefully end a tense situation, police say mcinnis refused to comply. he underwent surgery at mass general but dd his ones. both police officers and the store clerk r.o.k.. the sex county district ed the search for a burglar in shop. laconia police say the

. >> reporter: the officer involved shooting happened on the lynnway around 4:00 this morning after police say the suspect who claimed to have a gun held up the clerk at this station at the commercial street. >> an individual went in there, claimed he was armed with a firearm. come to rob the store. violent struggle ensued with the clerk. >> reporter: the chief says officers confronted the suspect not far from the gas station. >> the individual had a hands in his pockets. officers ordered him to show his hands. he refused to do so. continued to come at the officers. they moved to try to create distance and one of the officers fired. >> reporter: the suspect was taken to mass general several hours later. after undergoing surgery. >> shocking, completely shocking because i come here every morning and when i got here they were turning me away. >> reporter: the essex county d.a.and state police are trying to determine if the shooting was justified. >> if you are going to do something wrong you have to know something wrong can happen to you. >> reporter: tonight it's unclear if the man actually

the suspect who claimed to have a gun held up the clerk at this gulf station at the corner of the lynnway and commercial street. >> an individual claimed he was armed with a firearm. come to rob the store. violent struggle ensued. >> reporter: the chief says a short time later officers confronted the suspect on the sidewalk. not far from the gas station. >> the individual had his hands in his pockets. the officers ordered him to show his hands. he refused to do so. continued toom officers. and moved back to try to secrete distance. the officers fired their weapon. >> reporter: itself suspect was taken to mass general hospital and pronounced dead several hours later after undergoing surgery. >> it was completely shocking because i come here every morning and when i got here they were' turning me aarrests the essex county d.k.and state police are trying to determine if the shooting was justified. >> if you are going to do happen to you. >> reporter: it's unclear if he actually had a weapon. the essex county d.a.will handle this investigation. live in lynn i'm alex deprado, 7 news. >> adam:

police say the suspect held up a gas station along the lynnway claiming he had a gun. the lynn police chief says when officers got to the scene the man continued to advance. the district attorney will decide if the shooting was justified. >> ryan: a father in everett in front of the judge. he was arrested after police say he tried to pick up his son from school while she and picked up by police again. this is not the first drunk driving arrest. kelli o'hara is live for us with the story you will see only here. kelli. >> reporter: it was this man's 9th dui arrest. prosecutors say his 9th and he was arrested by police not once but today. in handcuffs with a bloodied and bruised face steven burns in front of a judge to hear charges he is facing. >> operati offense or greater,. >> reporter: the 52 are-year-old is accused of being drunk trying to pick up his 10-year-old sop from school. >> he learned from the principal he was concerned whether an intoxicated parent was about to drive a child home. the defendant became agitate and began yelling and swearing at the officers.

the violence began with an armed robbery at the gas station along the lynnway. we are learning the suspect shot and killed by police was involved in another robbery in a similar way. take a look at surveillance video from 2010. it shows michael mcinnis in the hat robbing a 7-eleven in malden. he roughs up the store clerk, customer to step in and hit him with a price scanner. the police say yesterday's event -- he told the clerk he had a gun. police cfronted him a short weapons when they say he refused to take his hands out of his pocket. mcinnis died at mass general. e police officers and the store clerk are ok. the essex county d.a.'s office is t investigation. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. a man on a bike has died after crashing into a truck in methue state police say both the tru and the bike were stopped at a red light on merrimack street yesterday near the exit ramp from 495. the man on the bike lost control when the light changed and hit the side of the truck. the victim is a 58-year-old man from methuen. no charges have been filed.

investigate, say an officer shot a suspect following an alleged early this morning on the lynnway. the suspect was taken to mass general to have surgery. no officers were hurt in this ordeal. and police are also investigating a deadly drive at the mcclellan highway in east boston. officers say a driver was killed when he rolled over his car on route 1 late last night. crews closed off the road for several hours to clear the scene. with we're back in 25 minutes with another update. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up -- growing threat. fast-moving wildfires sweep across tennessee scorching dozens of buildings forcing mandatory evacuations and leaving thousands of the nearby dolly resort in danger. >>> plus, becoming jackie. >> i will walk with jack tomorrow. but only if necessary. >> academy award winner natalie portman is here to talk about her new film and the oscar buzz surrounding her emotional performance. >>> and the girls are back. >> did we order chinese, greek and italian food last night? >> and hot dogs. >> last night is a blur. >> the stars of the "gilmore these years, "t

it started to put down yellow evidence marker pieces down throughout the sidewalk area here of the lynnway. just a couple of minutes ago on the other side of the street, i saw a handful of officers walking in a line with flashlights combing the possible evidence. as far as what it is evidence of, that is an unanswered question at this point. i have asked officers on scene, called the department as well. the lynn police department is not confirming the nature of this investigation thus far. with that said, it is serious enough to block off a very major roadway this morning and we are working hard to find out those answers for you. we will have an updated report in about a half hour. for now henrich, fox25 news. >>> developing this morning, one person is dead after a rollover crash in east boston. it happened late last night along route 1 a near route 145. you can see on the video that the car rolled over. the road was closed for several hours overnight while police investigated, but it has reopened in just the past 30 minutes. we are working to find out from police if any other cars were in

it happened down lynnway at the gas station on the corner of commercial street. traffic there was blocked in that area for hours during the investigation. and right now, our reporter is at that gas station with what led up to that chaotic scene. crystal? >> reporter: heather, investigators say the suspect went into the station right here with his hand in his pocket claiming they a gun after a struggle with the clerk. he took off down the road. that's when officers engaged him now this happened around 4:00 this morning. two lynn police officers caught up with the suspect a few blocks from this station after he attempted to rob t the chief said the suspect kept advancing on the officers. that's when run fired. it remains unclear if the weapon has been recovered. >> the individual had his hands in his pockets. the officers ordered him to show his hands. refused to do so. continued to come at the distance. eventually one of the officers fired his weapon. >> reporter: now, the suspect was pronounced dead in boston at mass general hospital late this morning. we told yo

lynn police officers are expected to be interviewed by the essex county district shooting on the lynnway early this morning. >> the individual had his hands in his pockets, the officers ordered him to show his hands, refused to do so, continued to come at the officers, they moved back, tried to create distance, eventually one of the officers fired his weapon. >> lynn police say the suspect fled from this gulf station on commercial street, after he allegedly walked into the store with his hand in his pocket, claiming he had a gun intending to rob the place. and then, the clerk reacted. the clerk of the store. >> that's wrong. like just like giving whatever they need, be safe and call the cops. >> the reporter: denny manages the shell across the street from the armed robbery, and he says, they're not uncommon in the area. >> i feel bad for the next door. i would advise to get, like a service window during the overnight shift. >> the reporter: now, the district attorney's office says suspect, and then they're going to notify family. coming up at 6:00 p.m., we talk again with other store man