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BOSTON (AP) \u2014 A man previously convicted of firing a gun at police shot randomly at motorists on a busy road outside Boston, seriously wounding two drivers with an assault-style weapon and sending others scrambling before a state trooper returned fire with a Marine veteran who pulled over, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>

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Bullets tore through at least a dozen cars, including a state police cruiser, in the Monday afternoon attack as panicked drivers abandoned their vehicles or hid beneath them for cover, prosecutors and state police said.<\/p>\n

The gunman fired more than 60 rounds as he walked beside the road before he was shot and fell to the ground, according to authorities. They said the two wounded motorists were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened on a heavily traveled road along the Charles River in Cambridge, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sidewalks and riverside paths in the area are often crowded with pedestrians, joggers and cyclists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile people were jumping from their cars, scattering in various directions \u2026 both that trooper and that civilian, rather than going in one direction, went toward the suspect with their weapons to try to end that situation,\u201d Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a news conference Monday night.<\/p>\n

The suspect, Tyler Brown, 46, of Boston, faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and six other charges, including possessing a gun without a license. Court documents show Brown had been released from a psychiatric hospital Friday.<\/p>\n

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About an hour before the shootings, he connected with his parole officer via video conference on Monday. Armed with a gun, he said on video that he had relapsed and wanted to end his life. The parole officer called police, who began searching for Brown and found him in Cambridge using phone records.<\/p>\n

Witnesses describe chaotic scene<\/h4>\n

Armando Zona, whose apartment overlooks the scene, initially thought he was hearing construction equipment when banging noises started. But when he went onto his balcony to check, he saw the gunman firing at cars as he strode down the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe took a glance towards here, I\u2019m quite sure about that, and I ran,\u201d he said. As Zona yelled to his wife to hide in the bathroom, he heard another bang.<\/p>\n

\u201cI turned around, I see the window splattered,\u201d he said. \u201cI could not comprehend, how can this be? This is a bullet that just came into my house.\u201d<\/p>

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Rachael Saveriano said she was trapped in her car when she saw Brown walking toward her, waving his gun. A man later described as Marine veteran helped her escape, she told The Boston Globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel like you should get out of the car when there is a shooter coming toward you, but there was a man next to me,\u201d she said. \u201cHe opened my car door, pulled me out, and told me to run. He made a barricade with the door and I just started running.\u201d<\/p>

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Saveriano said she saw the man shooting at Brown before she ran into a nearby hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an incredible hero,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was so calm, and he didn\u2019t hesitate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Marine veteran told investigators he had been driving southbound when he saw cars turning around and heard shots. A former firearms instructor, he retrieved his pistol from a safe in his backseat, and after the gunman got closer, fired eight rounds, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n