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Aftermath of Back Bay Chick-Fil-A Shooting at Monitoring NBC Boston

Surveillance material from a nearby company shows how busy the area was when an extra-shoulder officer shot an armed man in a chick-fil-A in Boston in Back Bay in Boston on Saturday evening.

The shootout in the Boylston Street remains examined. The district prosecutor's office of Suffolk, who is investigating, asks who may be involved or who saw something powerful in the area before shooting on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

What we know about the shooting of Chick-Fil-A

The police commissioner of Boston, Michael Cox, said on Saturday that the official officer was in the fast food restaurant around 5:30 p.m. when two people were persecuted by a man with a knife who tried to stab her. The officer identified himself as such and ordered the man to fall the knife, said Cox.

When the man supposedly did not drop the gun, the officer shot the man. The man was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead. Nobody else was hurt.

Monitoring material from a business next door shows the consequences when a crowd in the moments after the shooting shop from Chick-Fil-A flea. Kevin Hayden, District Prosecutor of Suffolk County, said that the investigators believe that other people who led to what has led to the knife attack and a shootout were involved. You check monitoring material for information.

It raises security questions for locals.

“To be honest, I am questioned Boston's general security,” Amara Nweke told NBC10 Boston.

According to the authorities, the officer pulled his gun after two people walked to the restaurant, who were persecuted by a man with a knife. Follow NBC10 Boston:

The authorities say, while they apologize for the loss of life, they are glad that violence does not escalate.

“We are not looking for the loss of life. So our condolences goes to the person who was killed this evening,” said Cox. “We are proud of the police officers who activate themselves whether they are on duty or outside the obligation to save lives. But we ask for public support and help, it was a pretty busy area to contact us.”

Neither the non -servant officer nor the man killed were publicly identified.

Trauma services for those affected by violence

Mayor Michelle Wu said that trauma services were available through the city. You can find more information here.