NYPD Officer Murdered

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/12/officer-shot-during-robbery-in-cypress-hills/

A career criminal with arrests for drugs and assault has
been charged with murdering a New York City Police officer. The officer and his partner responded to a
home invasion type robbery and when he arrived the suspect shot him in the
face. The officers’ partner chased the
suspect a short distance and after a struggle arrested the suspect. The second officer was injured in the
struggle. A second suspect is still at
large.

Officer Peter Figoski had been with NYPD for over 22
years. He is the second NYPD officer
murdered in the line of duty this year. The first one was pushed off a stoop during a domestic dispute and fell
to his death. New York is a dangerous city, but everywhere
deserves good police protection. It’s
too bad the courts let a career criminal out on the streets to murder a
cop. New York City probably has the toughest gun
control in the nation; yet it failed to save this officer from a career
criminal.

I wonder why the partner did not shoot the suspect, rather
than chase him and tackle him. Certainly
having just witnessed the suspect shoot your partner is a good reason to shoot
someone. Perhaps the background was not
safe. Perhaps the partner did not
actually witness the shooting and was unsure which suspect pulled the
trigger. Maybe he saw the suspect throw
his gun down or felt sure he could arrest the suspect without having to shoot
him. A 22 year long career, over in a
muzzle flash, my condolences to the family and NYPD; that’s what the SGT Says.