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NYPD: Suspect arrested in fatal cop shooting

A New York City police officer has died after being shot while responding to a report of a man armed with a gun. A suspect was taken into custody.

A suspect has been arrested in the Tuesday night shooting death of a plainclothes New York City police officer, New York City police confirmed by telephone Wednesday night.

Randolph Holder, 33, who was assigned to the NYPD's housing unit, died Tuesday night after being shot in the head during a gunbattle in East Harlem, officials said. Holder was taken to Harlem Hospital Center in critical condition and died Tuesday at 10:22 p.m. ET.

Earlier Wednesday, police named Tyrone Howard, 30, as the suspect. Howard previously was wanted in the Sept. 1 shooting of a gang member and has a lengthy criminal history, city officials said at a news conference.

"He has shown no propensity, with the number of arrests over (a) period of time, for changing his ways," William Bratton, New York police commissioner, said. "His whole life has been about an escalation of crime."

On Tuesday night at about 8:30 p.m. ET, Holder was responding to reports of gunfire at a housing project. He and another officer, also in plainclothes, were pursuing a suspect near a pedestrian overpass when the exchange of gunfire took place, Bratton said.

During the incident, Holder’s partner, who was not identified, returned fire, hitting the suspect in the leg, Bratton said. The injured man was tracked down about four blocks away, Bratton said, and transported to a hospital. He was taken into police custody upon his release later Wednesday.

Officials said Howard’s arrest history includes busts for assault, robbery, criminal trespass, public lewdness and conspiracy. He’s also been arrested nine times on narcotics possession charges and two times for marijuana possession.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing and police are looking for witnesses, as well as other suspects who may have been involved with the initial incident. On Wednesday morning, police closed FDR Drive, where the shootings took place, as part of the investigation, The road was later reopened.

Randolph was the fourth New York officer shot and killed on the job in the past 11 months, Bratton said.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who reportedly rushed out of a fundraiser upon hearing the news, noted Holder's "exemplary record."

On Wednesday morning, the mayor ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Holder. "All flags shall be lowered to half-staff effective immediately until the day of Officer Holder’s interment, by order of Mayor Bill de Blasio," said a statement from city hall.

"This includes the American Flag, the New York State and City flags and the POW-MIA flag. Flags shall be flown at half-staff on all City buildings and stationary flagstaffs throughout the five boroughs."

"We are humbled by Officer Randolph Holder's example," de Blasio said at the press conference.

Holder was a five-year veteran of the police force, Bratton said. An immigrant, he became an officer in July 2010. He was a third-generation officer; his father and grandfather having both served in their native Guyana.

"So three generations of police in this family, and now the latest generation served here with us in the New York City Police Department, and tonight did what every other officer in the NYPD does when the call comes – he ran toward danger. It was the last time he will respond to that call.

"I extend our deepest condolences to his family, especially his father, who, in his time of grief, sought to comfort the officers in PSA 5," Bratton added.

At a lunchtime press conference Wednesday, de Blasio said that Officer Holder "represented the best of our society." He also criticized the criminal justice system, saying that Howard was a "hardened violent criminal who should not have been on the streets."

At the same media event, Bratton said that Howard would be taking part of lineups with witnesses to the shooting. Howard, said Bratton, had been hunted since September 1 after he allegedly was involved in a gang-related shooting.

De Patrick Lynch, head of the New York Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, called for support from the community.

"New York City police officers every day, we go out and carry ourselves like superheroes on the streets," he said. "But the reality is, when we're attacked, we bleed, when we bleed, we die, and when we die, we cry... these police officers need your support as we bury our fellow police officer, but it can't end there. We need your support every day, on every corner, in every neighborhood, so we can continue to carry ourselves like superheroes, so we can save you and protect you."
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NYC Police Officer Shot

Empire State Building was lit up in police blue tonight. :(
 
"He has shown no propensity, with the number of arrests over (a) period of time, for changing his ways," William Bratton, New York police commissioner, said. "His whole life has been about an escalation of crime."

"Officials said Howard’s arrest history includes busts for assault, robbery, criminal trespass, public lewdness and conspiracy. He’s also been arrested nine times on narcotics possession charges and two times for marijuana possession."

It's got to be hard for the family and other cops knowing that this guy should never even have been on the streets. That's what makes me so angry and sad when this kind of thing happens.
 
Rip to the fallen
He knew his duty, and fullfilled it.

Always easy to fall into cop worship, when one falls in the line of their calling.

Its a very real work place possibilty for them.
Rip
 
RIP....
American gun laws how many murders do you need before repeal them..I know I foreigner but these victims are humans.If I got it right it your 2nd amendment you follow rules written out over hundred years ago the world has moved on..Feel free to knock me down or educate me on 2nd amendments
 
caz said:
RIP....
American gun laws how many murders do you need before repeal them..I know I foreigner but these victims are humans.If I got it right it your 2nd amendment you follow rules written out over hundred years ago the world has moved on..Feel free to knock me down or educate me on 2nd amendments
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The man who killed the police officer was a criminal. He was not a law-abiding citizen. He had a lengthy criminal record. Whatever gun laws we have, with or without the 2nd Amendment, he's not going to obey them.
 
He may been criminal but criminal without a gun may saved life of policeman
 
caz said:
He may been criminal but criminal without a gun may saved life of policeman
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Criminals aren't going to give up their guns no matter what the gun control laws are.
 
caz said:
RIP....
American gun laws how many murders do you need before repeal them..I know I foreigner but these victims are humans.If I got it right it your 2nd amendment you follow rules written out over hundred years ago the world has moved on..Feel free to knock me down or educate me on 2nd amendments
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Gun laws, dont mean squat to criminals caz.
Besides two important points.
The price of a given roscoe
And
The penelties incurred when caught..
Nyc has some.of the strictist gun laws in the states..
Those laws only matter to law abiding folk..
Crooks
Dont give a damn..
 
That the codes of all Criminals ...you got gangs which I agree they take no notice of anything they out for the kill and there you got it no guns no kill..them gangs members all locked and loaded from children they see parents other gang members loaded.
I assume before they get criminal record they got right to apply for gun licence
Don't take this personally yanki friends but you all so protective of second amendment times change maybe that got to adapt.Just personal view which I know most on here disagree with me and as foreigner as been pointed out many times I allowed opinion mine objective one yours are subjective.In turn you see crap laws here and there to many to mention give objective view..Sometimes outsiders see things differently
 
caz said:
That the codes of all Criminals ...you got gangs which I agree they take no notice of anything they out for the kill and there you got it no guns no kill..them gangs members all locked and loaded from children they see parents other gang members loaded.
I assume before they get criminal record they got right to apply for gun licence….
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They can't buy long guns until age 18. Most gang bangers have a criminal record before age 18, so they can't legally buy guns. They can't buy hand guns (their preferred weapons) until age 21. For sure they have criminal records by then, so no legal hand guns for them.

Even if they could buy them legally they prefer not to because they don't want any of their purchases to be recorded. If the gun purchase is recorded, it's use in a crime would be more traceable to the perp.
 
Joe blogs of 22 he can just buy a gun in the states where it legal am I right.Ask most people why they armed mostly they say protection the chances of being in a position that need gun so rare but for that very slim chance they carry gun and that when problems start
 
caz said:
That the codes of all Criminals ...you got gangs which I agree they take no notice of anything they out for the kill and there you got it no guns no kill..them gangs members all locked and loaded from children they see parents other gang members loaded.
I assume before they get criminal record they got right to apply for gun licence
Don't take this personally yanki friends but you all so protective of second amendment times change maybe that got to adapt.Just personal view which I know most on here disagree with me and as foreigner as been pointed out many times I allowed opinion mine objective one yours are subjective.In turn you see crap laws here and there to many to mention give objective view..Sometimes outsiders see things differently
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in majority of gun-related crimes - the guns were either stolen or bought from black market... not from when they were "law-abiding citizen" who legally obtained the guns

but when a "law-abiding" citizen gets arrested and charged for something... his guns will be confiscated by the police.
 
Jiro said:
in majority of gun-related crimes - the guns were either stolen or bought from black market... not from when they were "law-abiding citizen" who legally obtained the guns
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And here lies the problem. Make the owner(purchaser of the gun) financially responsible for it and they might do a better job of keeping it from falling into the wrong hands. Until you put a significant price on responsibility and keeping a gun safely out of the hands of the wrong people, the owner of the gun will do little or nothing to protect it.
 
There was a shooting out here and two policemen were shoot but they'll be OK. I hate to say this but I think we'll never stop hearing about this happening. :(
 
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