Suspect shoots self with Boston police officer’s gun after struggle near Mass General Hospital

A man was arrested outside Mass General Hospital Tuesday morning after police say he attacked an officer grabbed their gun and shot himself Boston police responded to the affair near the hospital s administrative offices on Cambridge Street Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox mentioned the person appeared to be experiencing a mental vitality episode and was able to grab the detail officer s gun to fire at least one round The individual was injured and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries He s under arrest He s treated at an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Cox reported in a news conference There was a major police presence with officers shutting down two blocks of Cambridge Street to traffic Our office responded to the Cambridge Street shooting scene this morning Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden s office declared in a declaration As with all discharges involving an officer weapon we will conduct a thorough scrutiny We are thankful that the Boston Police officers on scene contained the situation so that it resulted in no injuries to themselves or members of the citizens and apparent minimal injury to the suspect involved Eddy Rivera was working on equipment at a nearby restaurant when he noted he heard a loud pop He disclosed he ran across the street to help subdue the person when he noticed a police officer in distress I heard a gunshot I was here I saw a lady rattled over there Cops were across the street they were yelling out for help so I ran across the street and I jumped on the guy straddled his chest and then I grabbed his arm Apparently he took the cop s gun and he shot himself in the femur I believe Rivera declared He was just a little disoriented I think he might ve been a little mentally unstable