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Kirk Figueroa was wearing body armor and was armed with a tactical rifle when he shot two Boston police officers overnight, according to the police department.Watch reportThe two wounded officers were in "extremely critical condition" after the shooting. Police identified those officers as Richard Cintolo, a 27-year veteran, and Matthew Morris, a 12-year veteran.Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said Figueroa did not have a license to carry in Massachusetts. "He quickly displayed a rifle, and without provocation, opened fire," Evans said. Figueroa, 33, was killed by other officers who exchanged gunfire with him in a home on Gladstone Street in East Boston."He was a dangerous individual and our officers went in there unsuspecting of what took place," said Evans. City documents show that Figueroa was a Boston constable. He was sworn in on July 22, according to City Clerk Maureen Feeney. Feeney explained that the police department is responsible for the application and background checks of prospective constables before they are submitted to the City Council for approval. In order to become a constable, you must have at least three years of documented experience as a licensed constable or provide a certificate that shows that he or she received constable training.In the state of Massachusetts, a constable can take custody of prisoners or property, if a warrant for a person's arrest is directed to him. The constable then has permission to apprehend the suspect in any place across the Commonwealth.Evans compared the work of a constable to a mailman and said that the job did not come with a license to carry a firearm. Police were seen towing a vehicle from the crime scene on Thursday. It was labeled on the side with ElitePolicing.org.On the website, a man who identifies himself as Kirk Figueroa says his company, Code Blue Protection Corp., provides police support, fugitive "apprehension and extradition services" and armored car training.Figueroa also describes himself as a former member of a U.S. Army Reserve military police unit, a bounty hunter in California and a former corrections officer. He said he was trained in mixed martial arts.Evans said Figueroa did have a criminal record in other states, but not in Massachusetts. 5 Investigates uncovered several aliases used by Kirk Figueroa, the man killed by Boston Police after he shot two officers on Wednesday night in East Boston. He took on one of them as he experienced what he called an Islamic “rebirth” in Africa.Get the WCVB News App