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NYPD finds gun 'consistent' with one used to kill officer NYPD finds gun 'consistent' with one used to kill officer
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The New York police department said on Sunday divers had found a gun that was “consistent” with the weapon used to kill one of its officers during a foot chase in Manhattan last week. Divers searching the Harlem River recovered a gun “consistent” with the weapon that was used to kill a police officer during a foot chase in Manhattan on Tuesday, the New York Police Department said on Sunday.
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Chief of Manhattan detectives William Aubry said the weapon was found around 3am on Sunday at the bottom of the Harlem River, which is on the east side of the upper reaches of the island. Chief of Manhattan detectives William Aubry said the weapon was found at around 3am on Sunday. The gun would be tested for fingerprints and DNA, he said, as well as test fired, to determine whether it was the same gun that was used to shoot Officer Randolph Holder in the head.
It will undergo testing to determine whether it is the same gun that was used to shoot officer Randolph Holder in the head on Tuesday night. “That firearm is consistent with the firearm that we were looking for,” Aubry said.
The police also shut down part of a major roadway in the area of the shooting for a few hours on Sunday morning, as they conducted a ground search. Police also shut down part of a major roadway in the area of the shooting for a few hours on Sunday morning, as they conducted a ground search.
Tyrone Howard has been charged with murder and robbery in Holder’s death. His lawyer has said there are missing details in the case. Holder and his partner had responded to a report of shots fired near a public housing development in East Harlem on Tuesday night. When they arrived, a man said his bike had been stolen at gunpoint and the thief fled.
Howard, who had a warrant out for his arrest since 17 September, was charged with fatally shooting Holder on a pedestrian bridge in East Harlem, after he allegedly stole a bike. The officers caught up to a man with a bike on a pedestrian overpass that spans a highway and traded gunfire, police said. After Holder was shot, the gunman ditched the bike and took off, police said. He was caught several blocks away with a gunshot wound to his leg, New York police commissioner Bill Bratton said.
Shell cases from the test firing would be compared with discharged cases police recovered on 120th Street next to Holder’s body – in addition to the cases at 102nd Street where the first shots were fired, Aubry said.
Tyrone Howard has been charged with murder and robbery in Holder’s death. His lawyer has said there are many missing details in the case.
Holder’s funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.