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Bronx Shooting: Officer Kills Man in 2nd Deadly Police Encounter in 3 Days Bronx Shooting: Officer Kills Man in 2nd Deadly Police Encounter in 3 Days
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A police officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in the Bronx on Thursday, officials said, the second deadly shooting by New York police this week and the third time in three days that an officer fired at a suspect. A police sergeant fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in the Bronx on Thursday, officials said, the second deadly shooting by the New York police this week and the third time in three days that an officer fired at a suspect.
The shooting happened at about 3 p.m. after two officers pulled over a car near Woodlawn Cemetery, law enforcement officials said. At some point during the stop, the driver began to pull away, dragging one of the officers with him, the officials said. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. near Woodlawn Cemetery after the sergeant and two officers in a marked car pulled over an S.U.V. because the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, the police said.
One of the officers fired a stun gun at the driver in an effort to stop him, the officials said. When the car continued to move, one of the officers fired a single shot at the driver, killing him, the officials said. The officers determined that the driver, whose name was not released, had three outstanding warrants for failing to pay fines for violations, including one for littering, the police said.
It was unclear which officer fired the stun gun, which fired the bullet or whether the same officer fired both, the officials said. The officers told the driver they were arresting him as a result of the warrants, and he got out of the S.U.V., the police said.
A passenger in the car was taken to the local police precinct as a witness, the police said. Once out of the vehicle, though, the driver began to physically resist and then got back behind the wheel, officials said. The officers were on the driver’s side of the car, and the sergeant was on the passenger’s side, the police said.
With both of the S.U.V.’s front doors open, the driver “initiated a violent struggle,” Terence A. Monahan, the chief of department, said at a news conference near the site of the shooting.
At that point, Chief Monahan said, the sergeant fired a stun gun at the driver, but the confrontation continued. As it did, the driver shifted into drive and then reverse “with the sergeant inside the vehicle at all times,” Chief Monahan said.
“When the car was put into reverse, the officer on the driver’s side had to release his grip” on the driver “and jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the car,” Chief Monahan said. The police had initially said one of the officers was dragged by the car.
When the car continued to move, the sergeant shot the driver once in the chest, killing him, the police said. The struggle lasted about a minute and a half, Chief Monahan said.
The officers, sergeant and a passenger in the car were not hurt, the police said. A large quantity of drugs, including cocaine, heroin and Ecstasy, were found in the S.U.V., the police said.
On Tuesday, anti-crime officers in Brooklyn fatally shot a man after encountering him firing at a second man. Several hour later, officers in the Bronx shot an armed man at the 225th Street subway station, hitting him once in the arm.On Tuesday, anti-crime officers in Brooklyn fatally shot a man after encountering him firing at a second man. Several hour later, officers in the Bronx shot an armed man at the 225th Street subway station, hitting him once in the arm.
Ali Watkins contributed reporting.