Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Reuters / Yahoo: Two New York policemen shot responding to armed robbery - "police said there were no signs the two officers shot on Monday had been specifically targeted." [Now there's a comfort--just randomly targeted. --tma]


Two New York policemen shot responding to armed robbery

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers search the area at the site of a shooting in the Bronx borough of New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York City plainclothes policemen were shot and wounded while responding to an armed robbery on Monday night, but were expected to recover, officials said.
Unlike the attack two weeks ago in which two uniformed policemen were shot dead in their patrol car, police said there were no signs the two officers shot on Monday had been specifically targeted.
Two people were taken into custody on Tuesday and were being questioned about the shooting, police said, declining to give further details. ...