Hadassah
April 14th, 2009, 6:29 pm
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/section_of_south_side_roped_of.html
Syracuse, NY -- A man was killed and a Syracuse police officer injured this evening during a shootout that started when two officers tried to pull the man out of a vehicle on South Salina Street.
The injured officer, identified by sources as 14-year veteran Richard Curran, was hit twice during the 7:30 p.m. shooting, one bullet striking him in the back. A second officer shot and killed the man after a brief foot chase on Walrath Road, near South Salina Street, said Syracuse Police Chief Gary Miguel.
A witness said at least a dozen shots were fired during the daylight shooting.
The shooter was identified by police as James Tyson, 33.
Rest of story at link.
Not that I want anyone to die in shoot-outs with the police, but I'm glad it was the suspect only who died.
Syracuse, NY -- A man was killed and a Syracuse police officer injured this evening during a shootout that started when two officers tried to pull the man out of a vehicle on South Salina Street.
The injured officer, identified by sources as 14-year veteran Richard Curran, was hit twice during the 7:30 p.m. shooting, one bullet striking him in the back. A second officer shot and killed the man after a brief foot chase on Walrath Road, near South Salina Street, said Syracuse Police Chief Gary Miguel.
A witness said at least a dozen shots were fired during the daylight shooting.
The shooter was identified by police as James Tyson, 33.
Rest of story at link.
Not that I want anyone to die in shoot-outs with the police, but I'm glad it was the suspect only who died.