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| Suspect in police officer's death killed in Massachusetts shootout | Suspect in police officer's death killed in Massachusetts shootout |
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| The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later shot to death after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding a state trooper, officials said. | The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later shot to death after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding a state trooper, officials said. |
| The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a bedroom closet and opened fire on officers on Sunday evening as they approached him inside a duplex apartment in Oxford, investigators said. Oxford is about seven miles south of Auburn, where officer Ronald Tarentino was shot dead by Zambrano during a traffic stop at about 12.30am. | The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a bedroom closet and opened fire on officers on Sunday evening as they approached him inside a duplex apartment in Oxford, investigators said. Oxford is about seven miles south of Auburn, where officer Ronald Tarentino was shot dead by Zambrano during a traffic stop at about 12.30am. |
| Related: Massachusetts police officer shot and killed at traffic stop, officials say | Related: Massachusetts police officer shot and killed at traffic stop, officials say |
| “The suspect appeared from inside a closet and fired on the troopers, striking one of them,” Col Richard McKeon of the state police said. “The Stop [State police special tactical operations] team returned fire and struck the suspect.” | |
| Zambrano, who authorities said had a criminal history, was taken to a hospital, where he died. | Zambrano, who authorities said had a criminal history, was taken to a hospital, where he died. |
| The injured trooper suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder and underwent surgery late on Sunday night. He was recovering in the hospital. The name of the 18-year veteran, a former US navy seal, was not released. | |
| “I’m extremely proud of the work done by every trooper and officer involved in today’s investigation and tactical operation,” McKeon said. “My pride is outweighed only by my sorrow for the Tarentino family and the Auburn police, and my concern over our injured trooper.” | “I’m extremely proud of the work done by every trooper and officer involved in today’s investigation and tactical operation,” McKeon said. “My pride is outweighed only by my sorrow for the Tarentino family and the Auburn police, and my concern over our injured trooper.” |
| Tarentino, 42, had been with the Auburn police force for two years, and before that worked with the Leicester police department in his hometown. He leaves a wife and three children. | Tarentino, 42, had been with the Auburn police force for two years, and before that worked with the Leicester police department in his hometown. He leaves a wife and three children. |
| Officials said Zambrano fled the scene after the shooting. They later learned he was at the Oxford duplex and spotted what they believed was his vehicle parked behind the building. It remained unclear why Zambrano may have shot Tarentino or why he went to the duplex. | Officials said Zambrano fled the scene after the shooting. They later learned he was at the Oxford duplex and spotted what they believed was his vehicle parked behind the building. It remained unclear why Zambrano may have shot Tarentino or why he went to the duplex. |
| After the manhunt, officials assured Massachusetts residents that they were safe. | After the manhunt, officials assured Massachusetts residents that they were safe. |
| “The threat he [Zambrano] posed to our community is now over,” the Auburn police chief, Andrew Sluckis, said. “We now continue the process of speaking for officer Tarentino by continuing to investigate all the facts and circumstances of his homicide. We owe his family a thorough accounting of everything that occurred.” | |
| State and local police officers lined up outside the hospital on Sunday as a police vehicle, escorted by a procession, took Tarentino’s body to the state medical examiner’s office in Boston, where the vehicle was met by another large contingent of officers. | State and local police officers lined up outside the hospital on Sunday as a police vehicle, escorted by a procession, took Tarentino’s body to the state medical examiner’s office in Boston, where the vehicle was met by another large contingent of officers. |
| Tarentino was the second police officer to die in the line of duty in Massachusetts this year. State police trooper Thomas Clardy was killed on 16 March when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle. | Tarentino was the second police officer to die in the line of duty in Massachusetts this year. State police trooper Thomas Clardy was killed on 16 March when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle. |
| Outside the Auburn police station, the American flag was lowered to half-staff. The town’s residents left bouquets of flowers and miniature American flags piled at the bottom of a stone monument dedicated to law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty. | Outside the Auburn police station, the American flag was lowered to half-staff. The town’s residents left bouquets of flowers and miniature American flags piled at the bottom of a stone monument dedicated to law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty. |