Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Shooting MA Police Trooper Killed In Shootout
Andre Sterling was shot by U.S. Marshals in the Bronx in New York. Police said he shot a Massachusetts State Police trooper.
BRONX, NY — The man accused of shooting a Massachusetts State Police trooper in Hyannis last month was killed Friday morning in a shootout with U.S. Marshals in the Bronx in New York, authorities said.
Andre Sterling, 35, was killed around 5:30 a.m. near a Bronx apartment that members of a USMS New York/New Jersey Task Force tracked him to.
Two U.S. Deputy Marshals were injured in the shootout. They are expected to survive.
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Four Massachusetts State Troopers were helping keep a perimeter for public safety.
Sterling was wanted after police said he shot Trooper John Lennon in the hand and torso during a Nov. 20 traffic stop. Lennon is recovering.
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