( CNN ) To allay possible concerns , Boston prosecutors released video Friday of the shooting of a police officer last month that resulted in the killing of the gunman . The officer wounded , John Moynihan , is white . Angelo West , the gunman shot to death by officers , was black . After the shooting , community leaders in the predominantly African-American neighborhood of Roxbury , where the shooting occurred , were quick to call for calm . One said the officers were forced to return fire . Still , they were glad to see the video released for the sake of transparency . `` I think people understand that the decisions Mr. West made put his life in grave jeopardy , '' clergyman Mark V. Scott told CNN affiliate WCVB . West had several prior gun convictions , police said . Moynihan is a former U.S. Army Ranger who was honored at the White House for his heroism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing . The `` Top Cop '' helped save a transit officer wounded in a gunbattle with the bombers . Last month , he became a gunshot victim when he and other officers in unmarked cars , but with blue lights flashing , stopped the car West was driving . When Moynihan opened the driver's-side door , the video shows , West sprang out and fired a shot with a pistol at the officer 's face . As West ran away , he fired back at the other officers with his .357 Magnum handgun , police said . They returned fire and killed him . Moynihan , 34 , survived with a bullet wound under one eye . He was placed in a medically induced coma at a Boston hospital . On Saturday , Moynihan was released from the hospital . `` His condition is best described as serious but improving , '' Boston police said in a statement . `` In the days after the shooting , John and his family have been strengthened , humbled and inspired by the outpouring of love and support they 've received -- not only from his closest friends and fellow officers -- but also from concerned citizens and strangers from all over the country wishing him a full and speedy recovery . '' A woman who was driving by at the time of the shooting suffered a flesh wound in the right arm . She was not identified . Two passengers in the car were arrested on unrelated charges involving an outstanding warrant and a probation violation . `` None of our officers like to use their firearms , '' Police Commissioner William Evans said at the time . `` It 's probably the worst thing we have to do in our profession , but here , clearly unprovoked , one of our officers is shot point-blank in the face . '' In April 2013 , Moynihan was among officers who helped save transit officer Richard H. Donohue Jr. , who was shot during a gunfight involving Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the days after the marathon bombings . In the battle , police fired nearly 300 rounds within five to 10 minutes . Moynihan and other Massachusetts officers were cited for their `` heroic and relentless '' life-saving measures on Donohue , who nearly lost his entire blood volume on the Watertown street . At a White House ceremony in May , President Barack Obama honored Moynihan and 52 other officers as `` America 's Top Cops . '' After Moynihan was wounded and West killed , police and and local leaders sought to allay community concerns at a time when officer-involved shootings have led to protests throughout the nation . Scott , of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston , said Moynihan was shot `` assassination-style . '' He called for calm in Roxbury . `` This is not about 'Black Lives Matter , ' `` he said , referring to a protest movement that emerged after the shootings . `` It 's about 'All Lives in the Community Matter , ' and it 's about the police ... responding to a concern from the community . '' CNN 's Ann O'Neill contributed to this report .
Boston Police Officer John Moynihan is released from the hospital . Video shows that the man later shot dead by police in Boston opened fire first . Score: 6