Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2007 23:25:39 GMT -5
Officer Dies From Wounds Sustained During Bklyn. Shooting
Russel Timoshenko, the young New York City police officer who was shot Monday while making a traffic stop in Bklyn., has died.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed away at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.
"A little over 150 officers walked passed his body in just the last 15 minutes, a lot of crying,” said Kelly. “It is a very sad day for all of us."
“There were about 20 people in the room,” said Father George Kallaur of the New Martyrs of Russia. “They're all in grief, kissing his hands and feet. Doing things that normally people do after the repose of someone, especially so tragically."
Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own. The officer had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it," said Kelly. "We are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death.”
Upon hearing the news of Timoshenko's death, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been out of town all week, said he would return to the city.
"While I can't know the anguish they are going through, I want Russel's parents, Leonid and Tatyana, to know their son was a hero," said Bloomberg in a statement. "It does not provide any consolation, but I am proud of the investigators who worked so swiftly to apprehend those that committed this detestable and cowardly act. Despite the best efforts of the team of medical professionals at Kings County Medical Center, Russel has now left this world and is in the hands of God. May he rest in peace."
Timoshenko, 23, and his partner Herman Yan pulled over a BMW SUV early Monday morning under the suspicion that it was stolen. Prosecutors say Dexter Bostic, 34, shot Timoshenko in the face while Robert Ellis, 34, shot Yan in the chest and the arm.
Yan, who was saved by his police vest, was released earlier this week from the hospital.
Prosecutors believe a third suspect, 29-year-old Lee Woods, was driving the SUV at the time of the shooting.
Three guns were found at the scene. Police say the one allegedly used by Bostic had also been used in a recent drive-by shooting in Queens.
Ellis and Bostic were arraigned on several charges including attempted murder, assault on a police officer, and weapons possession Friday. Neither suspect entered a plea; however, Ellis' attorney claimed that his client did not fire any shots.
His attorney also said that Ellis was the driver and that Bostic was in the passenger seat.
Both were extradited Thursday from Pennsylvania, where they were captured after a four-day manhunt that stretched from swamp to the Poconos.
Woods was charged Wednesday.
Kelly said the prosecution is already filing paperwork to increase the charges in response to Timoshenko's death.
All three suspects are being held without bail.
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GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY.
JIMMY AND JEANNIE
Russel Timoshenko, the young New York City police officer who was shot Monday while making a traffic stop in Bklyn., has died.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed away at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.
"A little over 150 officers walked passed his body in just the last 15 minutes, a lot of crying,” said Kelly. “It is a very sad day for all of us."
“There were about 20 people in the room,” said Father George Kallaur of the New Martyrs of Russia. “They're all in grief, kissing his hands and feet. Doing things that normally people do after the repose of someone, especially so tragically."
Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own. The officer had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it," said Kelly. "We are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death.”
Upon hearing the news of Timoshenko's death, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been out of town all week, said he would return to the city.
"While I can't know the anguish they are going through, I want Russel's parents, Leonid and Tatyana, to know their son was a hero," said Bloomberg in a statement. "It does not provide any consolation, but I am proud of the investigators who worked so swiftly to apprehend those that committed this detestable and cowardly act. Despite the best efforts of the team of medical professionals at Kings County Medical Center, Russel has now left this world and is in the hands of God. May he rest in peace."
Timoshenko, 23, and his partner Herman Yan pulled over a BMW SUV early Monday morning under the suspicion that it was stolen. Prosecutors say Dexter Bostic, 34, shot Timoshenko in the face while Robert Ellis, 34, shot Yan in the chest and the arm.
Yan, who was saved by his police vest, was released earlier this week from the hospital.
Prosecutors believe a third suspect, 29-year-old Lee Woods, was driving the SUV at the time of the shooting.
Three guns were found at the scene. Police say the one allegedly used by Bostic had also been used in a recent drive-by shooting in Queens.
Ellis and Bostic were arraigned on several charges including attempted murder, assault on a police officer, and weapons possession Friday. Neither suspect entered a plea; however, Ellis' attorney claimed that his client did not fire any shots.
His attorney also said that Ellis was the driver and that Bostic was in the passenger seat.
Both were extradited Thursday from Pennsylvania, where they were captured after a four-day manhunt that stretched from swamp to the Poconos.
Woods was charged Wednesday.
Kelly said the prosecution is already filing paperwork to increase the charges in response to Timoshenko's death.
All three suspects are being held without bail.
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GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY.
JIMMY AND JEANNIE
