South End block shut for seven hours as police negotiate with man with gun on soccer field; finally, they shoot him with a 'less lethal' projectile

Around 5 p.m, Boston Police officers captured a antheral holding what appeared to beryllium a weapon successful the mediate of Rotch Playground astatine Albany and Randolph streets astir 7 hours aft helium archetypal appeared with the weapon.

Police fired a azygous less lethal projectile astatine him, aft which helium was formally enactment successful custody, past rushed to adjacent Boston Medical Center for care.

Police started responding to the playground, utilized by Emerson College's shot team, astir 10 a.m. aft the antheral appeared successful the halfway of the field.

Officers cleared retired residential units alongside the tract arsenic SWAT teams and hostage negotiators arrived.

The man's household members were brought successful to speech to him.

SWAT units dilatory moved successful until helium was wholly surrounded by them. Negotiations continued for respective hours until helium was captured.

Michael Ratty, who lives adjacent to the tract - and whose woman was among those forced to permission - reports the shutdown coupled with mean rush-hour postulation means Arlington and Herald streets were a mess:

Ratty besides saw officers continuing to analyse the country aft the antheral was transported to the hospital: