A man shot at police around 10:10 p.m. from the Wyman Bed and Breakfast, 21 Wyman St.. Around 10:30 p.m., after police officers - including the SWAT unit - had surrounded the building, the man fired again. After the second shot, police returned fire.

A SWAT team eventually found the man inside with a fatal gunshot wound.

Other people staying at the inn - including several children - hid in their rooms. Police told them to barricade their doors if they could.

One of the guests found a gun on the second floor and wrapped it in a towel. At the direction of police, he tossed it out the window. Police later recovered a second gun.

SWAT officers were eventually able to evacuate the other guests; they were transported to Boston Police headquarters to give statements.

Police evacuated a neighboring building; a T bus was requested for Centre Street to give those residents a place to stay.

Officers from other districts were brought in to block the streets and sidewalks around Wyman Street.

Police Commissioner William Gross said officers initially responded to a report of a domestic incident outside the B&B. The man ran inside and, when officers tried to follow, he shot at them.