New York police officer and suspect
killed in Bronx shootout
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[November 05, 2016]
By Gina Cherelus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City police
sergeant was fatally shot and another was wounded on Friday in a
shootout on the streets of the Bronx that also resulted in the death of
the suspect, a man who had just broken into the apartment of his
estranged wife.
The officers were responding to a call about the break-in and
encountered the suspect's vehicle about half a mile (1 km) away where
the man opened fire with a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun, Police
Commissioner James O'Neill told a news conference.
An exchange of gunfire resulted with the suspect being pronounced dead
at the scene while the officers were taken to the hospital, he said.
Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo, a 19-year veteran of the force and father of two
young children, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The wounded
officer, 9-year veteran Emmanuel Kwo, was shot in the leg and was in
stable condition, O'Neill said.
"The city is in mourning and the family of the NYPD is in mourning,"
Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters about an hour after informing the
officer's wife and parents of his death.
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The dead suspect, identified as Manuel Rosales, had a record of at least
17 prior arrests, O'Neill said. He had forced his way into the home of
his 29-year-old estranged wife while their 3-year-old son was present,
O'Neill said.
A 13-year-old child and a 50-year-old woman were also at the home, he
said.
Tuozzolo became the first New York City police officer killed while on
duty since October 2015. Kwo was taken to the same hospital, where he
was informed his colleague had died.
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New York Police officers take part in a procession carrying the body
of Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo, who was fatally shot in a shootout, at
the Jacobi Medical Center in the neighborhood of Bronx in New York,
November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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"He's devastated, as we all are," O'Neill said.
Upon encountering the suspect's red Jeep, police rammed the vehicle
with their patrol car, the New York Daily News and other media
reported, citing unnamed police sources. O'Neill declined to
describe the events because the investigation was ongoing.
One officer approached the vehicle and was shot in the face by the
suspect, The New York Times reported. The other officer returned
fire and killed the suspect, the Times said.
The last NYPD officer killed in the line of duty was Detective
Randolph Holder, who was shot while pursuing an armed suspect in the
Harlem section of Manhattan in October 2015, according to Officer
Down Memorial Page.
(Reporting by Gina Cherelus; Writing by Daniel Trotta and Frank
McGurty; Editing by Toni Reinhold, Leslie Adler and Andrew Hay)
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