Amazing story:
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Retired NYPD officer kills carjacker
By The Associated Press
July 19, 2004, 7:53 AM EDT
A retired New York police officer shot and killed one of five assailants who forced his Cadillac to a halt during a carjacking attempt Sunday.
The retired officer was charged with illegal possession of a handgun after shooting the assailant with a .40-caliber pistol he drew from a holster, city police spokesman Lt. Derek Glenn said.
Police withheld the retired officer's name, citing an ongoing investigation. Glenn said the officer was self-employed as a bodyguard, specializing in protection for company executives, and was licensed to carry a gun in New York but not New Jersey.
The shooting happened on a bridge on Haynes Avenue, a local road that feeds into Routes 1 and 9.
The retired officer was on his way to pick up a client at Newark Liberty International Airport about 12:45 p.m., driving west on the bridge when the assailants, riding in a sport-utility vehicle, cut off his car, Glenn said.
Two gunmen then exited the SUV and ordered the man out of his Cadillac, while a third jumped into the vehicle's driver seat and began to pull away.
The retired officer then drew his gun and fired five times after one of the gunmen took aim at him. The gunman was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at the scene.
Police were still trying to identify the dead man Sunday night, Glenn said. A small-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
The other gunman jumped back into the SUV, and all the suspects fled in that vehicle after abandoning the Cadillac at the end of the bridge.
They remained at large Sunday night and were considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.
Glenn said the officer retired from the New York Police Department in 1982 after 10 years on the force.
Numerous motorists were on the road at the time of the shooting, and investigators urged any witnesses to call city police or the Essex County prosecutor's office.
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Retired NYPD officer kills carjacker
By The Associated Press
July 19, 2004, 7:53 AM EDT
A retired New York police officer shot and killed one of five assailants who forced his Cadillac to a halt during a carjacking attempt Sunday.
The retired officer was charged with illegal possession of a handgun after shooting the assailant with a .40-caliber pistol he drew from a holster, city police spokesman Lt. Derek Glenn said.
Police withheld the retired officer's name, citing an ongoing investigation. Glenn said the officer was self-employed as a bodyguard, specializing in protection for company executives, and was licensed to carry a gun in New York but not New Jersey.
The shooting happened on a bridge on Haynes Avenue, a local road that feeds into Routes 1 and 9.
The retired officer was on his way to pick up a client at Newark Liberty International Airport about 12:45 p.m., driving west on the bridge when the assailants, riding in a sport-utility vehicle, cut off his car, Glenn said.
Two gunmen then exited the SUV and ordered the man out of his Cadillac, while a third jumped into the vehicle's driver seat and began to pull away.
The retired officer then drew his gun and fired five times after one of the gunmen took aim at him. The gunman was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at the scene.
Police were still trying to identify the dead man Sunday night, Glenn said. A small-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
The other gunman jumped back into the SUV, and all the suspects fled in that vehicle after abandoning the Cadillac at the end of the bridge.
They remained at large Sunday night and were considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.
Glenn said the officer retired from the New York Police Department in 1982 after 10 years on the force.
Numerous motorists were on the road at the time of the shooting, and investigators urged any witnesses to call city police or the Essex County prosecutor's office.
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