New Rochelle - Shooting/Barricaded Subject with Weapon

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Date: 9/23/09

Time: Appx 1115

Location: Main St/Maple Ave

Frequency: NRPD

Units Operating: Numerous NRPD Patrols, CIU, Detectives

Weather Conditions: Overcast

Description Of Incident: New Rochelle PD has subject on the phone, barricaded in his bathroom with a 9mm semi-auto handgun, threatening to shoot himself. NRPD Critical Incident Units suiting up, Attempting to get a negotiator/detective to respond from White Plains. Nearby school on lockdown.

Reporters:

Writer: x648eng119

1122: Central Reporting Man off the phone, cannot get gun to work.

11:27: 3016 (Transcare Supervisor) requesting Ambulance to stage @ gulf station on Main St. 30A2 dispatched

1200: Subject removed from building in Police Custody. Shooting victim DOA.

Subject had shot and killed his elderly wife, who was terminally ill. See Westchester County forum for story from Lohud.

Edited September 23, 2009 by x648eng119