The suspect in the killing of a 42-year-old Massachusetts police officer was shot and killed Sunday evening during a shootout at a home just miles from the initial incident, officials said.
A state trooper was also wounded in the exchange of gunfire with the suspect, who was identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, who officials said had an extensive criminal history.
Auburn police officer Ronald Tarentino leaves behind his wife and children after he was fatally shot during a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. in Auburn, about 50 miles west of Boston, police said.
The shooter fled the scene, and he was eventually located at a duplex in Oxford, Massachusetts, police said.
Police surrounded the home, which was less than 5 miles from the shooting scene this afternoon, and though police would not say what was going on, ABC News reporters on the scene heard officers apparently negotiating with someone inside the house, trying to convince them to come out.
The apartment where the suspect was found was initially cleared by police, but upon finding an opening in the cellar of the home, a state police Special Tactical Operations Team entered the building, officials said.
Officers encountered Zambrano on the second floor of the building after he burst out of a closet, shooting and wounding the trooper. An officer returned fire, fatally shooting Zambrano, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Richard McKeon said.
The injured trooper, an 18-year veteran of the Massachusetts State Police and a former Navy SEAL, was able to walk as he was taken to UMass Lake Side Hospital.
Officials declined to release the trooper’s name, but said he is expected to survive.
Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis called the killing of Tarentino a “tragic loss,” describing him as a “dedicated and brave public servant.”
“Officer Tarentino worked here for two years and there’s not a member of this department that didn’t embrace him and like him,” Sluckis said this evening. “He got along with everybody. He was somebody that was always smiling.”
Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said the investigation into Tarentino’s murder is ongoing, even though the suspect is dead.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-cop-killing-suspect-fatally-shot-standoff/story?id=39287374
Too bad they got the guy, but at least there’s one less Blue Mafia thug polluting our land.
This story also demonstrates that SEALs aren’t the superhuman warriors many believe they are. Here we see that an ex-SEAL got tagged by a common criminal in spite of being armed and prepared for violence. He probably would have gotten wasted by follow-up shots if he hadn’t had his buddy backing him up. SEALs are in excellent physical condition, and many are great marksmen, but what matters more is cleverness.
I agree BMF. Most military training is just a six-week boot camp that’s not turning anyone into a super-hero.
Most military training focuses on changing the psychological attitude, or as J.D. would say: “getting your mind right”.
You can tailor your own physical fitness training to suit your present condition, and all of the martial knowledge is written in books. (my point being that you can get yourself into the same state of readiness as a Navy Seal, a Green Beret, etc.)
Yeah, our physical fitness is something each of us should strive to continuously improve. It’s an important aspect of preparedness, but it also has obvious health benefits. Regular cardio has even been shown to improve certain cognitive skills.
Of course age and any physical limitations will partly determine the level of fitness we can achieve, but just about everyone is capable of doing something to improve himself. The big caveat is to be careful not to overdo it at first and end up injured.
“The big caveat is to be careful not to overdo it at first and end up injured.”
Amen to that
I took some Krav Maga training and 3 months in, I ended up with 2 broken ribs. Didnt help that they paired me up with some Jelly roll M’Fer that needed to skip the buffet bar.
Im fairly fit for my age 5′-10″ 165 to 170 , I stay in shape , but having tubby slam on my rib cage on the mat was a no go ,
Doc said WTF are you doing son? I told him abt the KM , he told me go buy a chest guard
5 weeks later I was back , and Tubby was gone from the training
been having fun with it ever since ,