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State and city cops wrapping up an undercover heroin buy in East Boston last night shot one of the suspects they had pulled over on Princeton Street, police said.
The suspect was described by police sources as a man about 18 years old. He was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for a gunshot wound through tissue in the left chest muscle, a public safety source said. The round did not penetrate his chest cavity or harm any organs, the source said.
The wounded suspect was driving a car after undercover cops sold him heroin, when a marked cruiser pulled him over on Princeton Street about 8:30 p.m. As the drug cops closed in with their weapons drawn, the driver began swallowing heroin, the source said.
In order to prevent a potentially fatal overdose and to preserve the evidence, one of the officers wrapped his arm around the suspect from behind, grabbing him in a choke hold, the source said. That's when his gun discharged, sending a round through the suspect's left breast, sources said.
Police officials would not comment on the scenario last night.
"Officers ordered the subjects out of the vehicle. A struggle ensued, and one shot was discharged," said Superintendent Bruce A. Holloway, chief of the bureau of investigative services.
Two police officers were taken to Boston Medical Center for evaluation due to stress. The wounded suspect and a second man are expected to be charged with possession of heroin.
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view/2008_07_24__Suspect_shot_in_drug_bust/
The suspect was described by police sources as a man about 18 years old. He was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for a gunshot wound through tissue in the left chest muscle, a public safety source said. The round did not penetrate his chest cavity or harm any organs, the source said.
The wounded suspect was driving a car after undercover cops sold him heroin, when a marked cruiser pulled him over on Princeton Street about 8:30 p.m. As the drug cops closed in with their weapons drawn, the driver began swallowing heroin, the source said.
In order to prevent a potentially fatal overdose and to preserve the evidence, one of the officers wrapped his arm around the suspect from behind, grabbing him in a choke hold, the source said. That's when his gun discharged, sending a round through the suspect's left breast, sources said.
Police officials would not comment on the scenario last night.
"Officers ordered the subjects out of the vehicle. A struggle ensued, and one shot was discharged," said Superintendent Bruce A. Holloway, chief of the bureau of investigative services.
Two police officers were taken to Boston Medical Center for evaluation due to stress. The wounded suspect and a second man are expected to be charged with possession of heroin.
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view/2008_07_24__Suspect_shot_in_drug_bust/