Homicide

Boston police: Man under surveillance by terrorism investigators is killed after pulling knife

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The knife brandished by a man under surveillance by a joint terrorism task force who was shot and killed outside a pharmacy Tuesday is displayed during a news conference at the Boston Police Department Headquarters Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (The Associated Press)

A police officer stands near a multi-storied home Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Everett, Mass., being searched by authorities in connection with a man shot and killed earlier in the day in Boston. The man, under surveillance by terrorism investigators, was killed after he lunged with a knife at a Boston police officer and an FBI agent, Boston police Commissioner William Evans said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (The Associated Press)

Police vehicles sit in front of a multi-storied home Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Everett, Mass., being searched by authorities in connection with a man shot and killed earlier in the day in Boston. The man, under surveillance by terrorism investigators, was killed after he lunged with a knife at a Boston police officer and an FBI agent, Boston police Commissioner William Evans said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (The Associated Press)

Authorities say a man under surveillance by terrorism investigators has lunged at officials with a military-style knife and has been fatally shot in Boston.

Police Commissioner William Evans says the man was shot at about 7 a.m. Tuesday at a pharmacy in the city's Roslindale neighborhood and has died.

Evans says the man was under surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force. His name was not made public.

Evans says when a city officer and an FBI agent approached the man to talk to him, he pulled a military-style knife and lunged at them. He says both the officer and FBI agent opened fire.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Evans says the officer and agent were also taken to the hospital for evaluations.

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This story has been corrected to show that it's not clear who killed the man, not that he was killed by a Boston police officer.