2 ARRESTED AFTER COP SHOT
Gross: Armed standoff highlights job dangers
A cop was shot yesterday and two men taken into custody after a tense, armed standoff that Boston police Commissioner William G. Gross says underscores the danger of the job and callous “attitude” faced by police.
Raquon Martin, 21, of Boston and Antoine Mack, 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., are both charged with armed assault with intent to murder and firearms charges, and will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.
The officer, who was not identified, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
“It’s heart-wrenching. Folks are doing their job, protecting the city and that’s the attitude these days,” Gross said. “From ambushes to the death of three officers to now — it’s a very dangerous job.”
Gross said the officer was shot in the calf in a hallway of a West Springfield Street building about 1:55 p.m.
Gross said the officers, members of the department’s youth violence strike force, were on patrol when they encountered a group of men sitting on a stairway. Upon seeing police, the men got to their feet and grabbed at their waists, which Gross said is characteristic of an armed gunman.
When officers went to investigate, the men entered the building and one blocked the door from the foyer to the inside. Once officers gained entry, Gross said, they were “immediately” fired upon.
Hostage negotiators set up communication with the suspect who had taken refuge inside an apartment. The standoff came to a “peaceful” resolution when the suspect was taken into custody, “with no inju-