article_snippet: The primary job of the task force, also known as the gang unit, is to remove guns from the streets.
article_snippet: Evans described the officers approach as "very low key" and said the officers weren't "even close to having the officers guns out."
article_snippet: Evans said a middle-aged woman was who driving by at the time suffered a flesh wound in his right arm.
article_snippet: Evans said West had several prior gun convictions.
article_snippet: None of our officers like to use None of our officers firearms," Evans said.
article_snippet: At a news conference, Evans and local leaders sought to allay community concerns at a time when officer-involved shootings have led to protests throughout the nation.
article_snippet: It's about all-the-lives-in-the-community matter and it's about the police ... responding to a concern from the community.
article_snippet: Evans said 1,071 guns were taken off the streets in Greater Boston in 2014, with the youth violence task force and other units helping to seize more than 700.