Suspect wounded by police to face charges

By Globe Staff

A 23-year-old Boston man who was shot in the arm by police on Boston Common Thursday faces an assault with a dangerous weapon charge, police said today.

Shawn Craig pointed what appeared to be a gun in the direction of an officer who had chased him on foot through the urban park at about 6:47 p.m., police said this morning. The officer ordered Craig to drop the gun and he refused. The officer then fired.

It turned out that the weapon was a pellet gun that was a replica of a semi-automatic pistol, police said in a statement.

Craig was taken to Boston Medical Center and arrested on an outstanding warrant on a drug charge. Police said they would also charge him with assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges.

The shooting is being probed by the department's firearm discharge investigative team and the Suffolk district attorney's office. The officer is out injured until medically cleared to return to duty, police said.

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