BOSTON MA. - FEBRUARY 22: Boston Police officers collect evidence on Gerard St. in Roxbury where a shoot out between a suspect and police officers took place before the suspect fled. The suspect was found dead on George St. and is dead while a police officer is in the hospital with non life threatening wounds on February 22, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Jim Mahoney/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

BOSTON MA. - FEBRUARY 22: A Boston Police officer monitiors the area on George St. in Roxbury where a shooting suspect was found in a vehicle after a shootout with police early on February 22. The suspect and police exchanged gunshots on Gerard St. before the suspect fled. The suspect is dead and a police officer is in the hospital with non life threatening wounds on February 22, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Jim Mahoney/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

BOSTON MA. - FEBRUARY 22: Boston Police officers collect evidence on Gerard St. in Roxbury where a shoot out between a suspect and police officers took place before the suspect fled. The suspect was found dead on George St. and is dead while a police officer is in the hospital with non life threatening wounds on February 22, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Jim Mahoney/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)



FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - BOSTON: Police tape and markers on a suspect’s vehicle on George St. with a shattered windshield after a Boston Police officer and another person exchanged gunshots on Gereard St in Roxbury. The Police officer has non life threatening wounds and the suspect is dead. Courtesy of Boston25 News

FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - BOSTON: Bullet holes visible in windshield of vehicle on George St. whose operator shot a Boston Police officer. Officer has non-life threatening injuries, suspect is dead. Shoting occured on Gerard St in Roxbury. Photo courtesy of Boston25 News/Ken Lucas

A Boston police officer was shot and wounded in Roxbury in an exchange of fire early this morning, after which a suspect was found dead, police said.

The officer was transported to Boston Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Detective Sgt. John Boyle told the Herald.

Boyle said two officers had stopped a vehicle at 2:21 a.m. on Gerard Street in Roxbury when there was an exchange of fire between the suspect in the car and police. One officer was shot several times in the upper torso.

The car then fled to nearby George Street, where officers found the occupant deceased and recovered a weapon.

Police Commissioner William Gross said early today the suspect “exchanged several rounds of gunfire with the Boston police officers.” That’s when the officer was “shot several times,” Gross said. He added the suspect was a man in his 30s.

“We’re actively canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses, video and anything that can help in this investigation,” he added.

The shooting is also being investigated by Suffolk District Attorney Rachel Rollins and her office, as are all homicides in the city.

“The district attorney has the duty and authority to investigate fatal police shootings,” said Jake Wark, spokesman for the DA. “The First Assistant (Daniel Mulhern) and chief of the homicide (Edmond Zabin) along with Commissioner Gross have been updating DA Rollins since early this morning.”

Wark said investigators are “still gathering information” and it was too early to comment on the identity or background of the man killed in the exchange of gunfire.

Gross also asked for anyone with information about the shooting to contact police.

Rollins said in a statement today she’s relieved the officer is recovering, but expressed her condolences to the family of the suspect killed.

“Any loss of life is tragic and this morning’s events on Gerard Street are no exception. I want to express my relief that the injured officer is expected to survive,” the DA said. “I hope for his full recovery, and my thoughts are with his family at home and his brothers and sisters in law enforcement. I also want to express my deep sadness and sympathies for the family and loved ones of the man whose life was lost. They, too, are undoubtedly in shock at circumstances beyond their control.”

She added her office is conducting a “full, fair, thorough, and impartial” probe.

“By statute, this investigation and all decisions stemming from it rest exclusively with me, the District Attorney, independent of any other agency or individual,” Rollins said. “I pledge to base any decision I make exclusively on the facts, the evidence, and the law, and again I offer my prayers and condolences to both families impacted by this shooting.”