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03-29-2015, 07:52 AM
Boston cop who helped save comrade is shot in the face
By Ray Sanchez, CNN
Updated 6:17 PM ET, Sat March 28, 2015
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Boston cop shot in face during traffic stop 02:18
Moynihan helped save transit officer wounded after Boston Marathon bombing
(CNN)Police officer and former U.S. Army Ranger John Moynihan was honored at the White House less than a year ago as one of the nation's "Top Cops" for helping to save a transit officer wounded in a gunbattle with the Boston Marathon bombers.
On Saturday, Moynihan, 34, was in a medically induced coma at a Boston hospital after being shot in the face at point-blank range in the city's Roxbury neighborhood the night before. The gunman was shot and killed.
"He's a strong kid," Police Commissioner William Evans told reporters. "He's a fighter. He's going to pull through."
Moynihan was in critical condition at Boston Medical Center, where relatives, other officers and members of the clergy gathered Friday night to pray for his recovery.
A six-year police veteran and member of the youth violence task force, Moynihan was shot below the right eye. The bullet lodged behind his right ear, Evans said.
In April 2013, Moynihan was among officers who helped save transit officer Richard H. Donohue Jr., who was shot during a gunfight involving Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the days after the marathon bombings.
Police fired nearly 300 rounds (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/15/us/boston-watertown-shootout/)within five to 10 minutes. One round nearly killed Donohue.
Moynihan and other Massachusetts officers were cited for their "heroic and relentless" life-saving measures on Donohue, who nearly lost his entire blood
(http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/20/us/tsarnaev-13th-juror-watertown-showdown/)
'Never forget'
At a White House ceremony last May, President Barack Obama honored Moynihan and 52 other officers as "America's Top Cops." (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/12/remarks-president-and-vice-president-honoring-national-association-pol-0)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150328133708-top-cops-obama-2014---restricted-medium-plus-169.jpgPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden with 2014 "TOP COPS" at White House ceremony. May 12, 2014. (AP Photo)
'Point-blank in the face'
"Without provocation, as the driver is getting out ... you can see his right arm come up point-blank and shot officer Moynihan right below the eye," Evans said.
Evans described the officers approach as "very low key" and said they weren't "even close to having their guns out."
After shooting Moynihan, the suspect ran, turned around and fired at the other officers -- emptying his .357 Magnum, according to Evans.
Evans said a middle-aged woman was who driving by at the time suffered a flesh wound in the right arm. She was not identified.
The shooter, identified as 41-year-old Angelo West, was shot and killed. Evans said West had several prior gun convictions.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/us/boston-officer-shot/
By Ray Sanchez, CNN
Updated 6:17 PM ET, Sat March 28, 2015
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150328163527-john-moynihan-large-169.png
Boston cop shot in face during traffic stop 02:18
Moynihan helped save transit officer wounded after Boston Marathon bombing
(CNN)Police officer and former U.S. Army Ranger John Moynihan was honored at the White House less than a year ago as one of the nation's "Top Cops" for helping to save a transit officer wounded in a gunbattle with the Boston Marathon bombers.
On Saturday, Moynihan, 34, was in a medically induced coma at a Boston hospital after being shot in the face at point-blank range in the city's Roxbury neighborhood the night before. The gunman was shot and killed.
"He's a strong kid," Police Commissioner William Evans told reporters. "He's a fighter. He's going to pull through."
Moynihan was in critical condition at Boston Medical Center, where relatives, other officers and members of the clergy gathered Friday night to pray for his recovery.
A six-year police veteran and member of the youth violence task force, Moynihan was shot below the right eye. The bullet lodged behind his right ear, Evans said.
In April 2013, Moynihan was among officers who helped save transit officer Richard H. Donohue Jr., who was shot during a gunfight involving Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the days after the marathon bombings.
Police fired nearly 300 rounds (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/15/us/boston-watertown-shootout/)within five to 10 minutes. One round nearly killed Donohue.
Moynihan and other Massachusetts officers were cited for their "heroic and relentless" life-saving measures on Donohue, who nearly lost his entire blood
(http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/20/us/tsarnaev-13th-juror-watertown-showdown/)
'Never forget'
At a White House ceremony last May, President Barack Obama honored Moynihan and 52 other officers as "America's Top Cops." (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/12/remarks-president-and-vice-president-honoring-national-association-pol-0)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150328133708-top-cops-obama-2014---restricted-medium-plus-169.jpgPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden with 2014 "TOP COPS" at White House ceremony. May 12, 2014. (AP Photo)
'Point-blank in the face'
"Without provocation, as the driver is getting out ... you can see his right arm come up point-blank and shot officer Moynihan right below the eye," Evans said.
Evans described the officers approach as "very low key" and said they weren't "even close to having their guns out."
After shooting Moynihan, the suspect ran, turned around and fired at the other officers -- emptying his .357 Magnum, according to Evans.
Evans said a middle-aged woman was who driving by at the time suffered a flesh wound in the right arm. She was not identified.
The shooter, identified as 41-year-old Angelo West, was shot and killed. Evans said West had several prior gun convictions.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150328135841-angelo-west-mugshot-medium-plus-169.jpg
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/us/boston-officer-shot/