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December 12, 2009, Saturday
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A PLAINCLOTHES police officer chased a scam artist through sidewalks crowded with holiday shoppers and tourists in the heart of Times Square, killing the suspect near a landmark Broadway hotel after a gunfight that shattered box office and gift shop windows on Thursday, police said.
No one else was injured.
The 25-year-old suspect, Raymond Martinez of the Bronx, and his brother were trying to dupe tourists into buying CDs near Broadway and 44th Street just before noon when he was recognized by a sergeant who runs a task force that monitors aggressive panhandling, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
The officer, Sergeant Christopher Newsom, asked them for their tax identification, which allows peddlers to sell on the streets. But Martinez took off running, through to the Marriott Marquis hotel's passenger drop-off area.
Newsom pursued, and Martinez turned and fired with a Mac-10 9 millimeter machine pistol that held 30 rounds; he got off two shots before it jammed, police said. The officer fired four times, striking the suspect in the chest and arms and killing him, Kelly said.
Martinez's brother Oliver returned to the family's home on Thursday evening after hours in police custody. A third brother, Anthony, arrived at the home later Thursday, crying out that he hates police: "They shot my brother!" he said, hugging Oliver.
The commissioner said the shooting appeared to be within department guidelines, which allow for deadly force when an officer's life is threatened.
Police say the Martinez brothers were working a scam in which they would approach tourists, ask them their names, then write the names on the CDs and demand payment of US$10. They claim the CDs are original work they've created, but it's unclear if that's true. They had already been given a summons by officers this year for not having identification.
No one else was injured.
The 25-year-old suspect, Raymond Martinez of the Bronx, and his brother were trying to dupe tourists into buying CDs near Broadway and 44th Street just before noon when he was recognized by a sergeant who runs a task force that monitors aggressive panhandling, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
The officer, Sergeant Christopher Newsom, asked them for their tax identification, which allows peddlers to sell on the streets. But Martinez took off running, through to the Marriott Marquis hotel's passenger drop-off area.
Newsom pursued, and Martinez turned and fired with a Mac-10 9 millimeter machine pistol that held 30 rounds; he got off two shots before it jammed, police said. The officer fired four times, striking the suspect in the chest and arms and killing him, Kelly said.
Martinez's brother Oliver returned to the family's home on Thursday evening after hours in police custody. A third brother, Anthony, arrived at the home later Thursday, crying out that he hates police: "They shot my brother!" he said, hugging Oliver.
The commissioner said the shooting appeared to be within department guidelines, which allow for deadly force when an officer's life is threatened.
Police say the Martinez brothers were working a scam in which they would approach tourists, ask them their names, then write the names on the CDs and demand payment of US$10. They claim the CDs are original work they've created, but it's unclear if that's true. They had already been given a summons by officers this year for not having identification.
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