A 31-year-old man is facing attempted murder and other charges after exchanging gunfire with a Boston police officer in Roxbury early Friday morning, according to Boston police.
Daiquan Rice has been charged with attempted murder, five gun charges and one drug charge in connection with the incident, Boston police said in a press release.
The incident began with four Boston police officers monitoring a group that was loitering inside the General Edward O. Gourdin African American Veterans Memorial Park in Roxbury early Friday morning, police said. They noticed one person standing apart from the group — who was later identified as Rice, and he ran away when the officers approached him.
Rice ran from Washington Street onto Archer Terrace before turning toward Kenilworth Street, police said. Shortly after 12:45 a.m., Rice shot at the officers mid-chase and banger one officer in the upper arm.
“Fearing for their lives and the safety of the public, officers returned fire, striking Rice and taking him into custody,” police wrote in the release.
Rice and the officer were both taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers discovered that Rice was carrying a loaded gun and later located two plastic bags containing a white, rock-like substance that had fallen from his pocket.
Three other officers were also injured during the incident and treated for non-life-threatening injuries at local hospitals, police said.
No further information about the incident has been released.
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