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A state trooper
was struck in the shoulder when the gunman burst from the closet
and opened fire, said Colonel Richard McKeon of the
Massachusetts State Police, but was expected to survive.
The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, was shot
by officers and was later pronounced dead at UMass Memorial
Medical Center, according to McKeon.
"I think justice was served today," McKeon said, adding that
Zambrano had an extensive criminal history.
The incident began when Auburn police officer Ronald Tarentino,
42, was fatally shot around 12:30 a.m. EDT in the town, which is
approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Boston.
The shooter fled the scene in his vehicle, touching off a
manhunt across the region that ultimately led police to an
apartment building in Oxford.
Video taken by local television news outlets showed dozens of
officers lining the road as Tarentino's body was transported
from a hospital to the medical examiner's office in Boston.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Alan Crosby
and Chris Reese)
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