BOSTON -- Authorities say a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of two Boston police officers is now dead.
The Boston Police Department lifted a shelter-in-place order early Thursday, saying the situation was under control.
#BPDCommunityAlert: #BPD confirming 2 Boston Police officers shot in the area of 136 Gladstone Street in East Boston.
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) October 13, 2016
Authorities say the officers were responding to a report of a person with a gun late Wednesday night in East Boston when they came under fire.
Police Commissioner William Evans says one of the officers is being treated for life-threatening injuries. The other officer's injuries appear to be non-life-threatening.
Evans is asking the community to "please pray for our injured officers."
No other information was immediately available.
