N.Y. Policeman Shoots, Kills Suspect in Diallo Neighborhood
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NEW YORK — Days after a jury acquitted four police officers in the shooting of an unarmed immigrant, police said an officer shot and killed a paroled drug dealer Wednesday in the same Bronx neighborhood.
Chief of Patrol John Scanlon said it was not immediately clear if the officer fired intentionally or if his weapon discharged accidentally during a struggle with the suspect, who had fled from police. The gun appeared to have been fired at close range because blood was found on the officer’s gun, he said.
Scanlon said the officer’s gun discharged once.
Police said officers from a narcotics unit had three suspects up against a wall when one of them fled. That suspect, Malcolm Ferguson, 23, was shot in the head, Scanlon said.
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