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"Shoot Me, Kill me, " I-90 shooter said"
By BOB GARDINIER
Last updated: 5:05 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009
EAST GREENBUSH - The 22-year-old Connecticut man who opened fire on police with an assault rifle on Interstate 90 Saturday taunted police to kill him as he shot at them.
Darrel O. Brown of Hartford remains at Albany Medical Center Hospital in a comatose state and is not expected to survive his injuries, Maj. William S. Sprague, commander of State Police Troop G said Monday.
The incident, that began as every officers worst nighmare and evolved into an extended shootout, began just after noon when a trooper pulled over a Yellow Cab doing 84 mph westbound between I-90 exits 9 and 10, Spague said.
The cab driver and the trooper ran for cover when they saw Brown, sitting in the back of the cab, pull an assault rifle from a duffel bag.
A gun lock affixed to the firearm may have saved the trooper and the cabbie from injury. "There was a space of three to four minutes when nothing came from the cab after the trooper saw the gun, and we are speculating that Brown was having trouble getting a gun trigger lock off the weapon," Sprague said.
Officials at an afternoon press conference showed a video taken from the dashboard camera on the police cruiser. After shots explode the cabs rear window and leave a succession of holes in the police cars window, Brown then takes the gun and smashes out the rest of the cabs rear window with a circular motion and continues to fire.
A gun battle ensued after Brown got out of the cab firing his semiautomatic rifle.
"He then began to yell at officers 'shoot me, shoot me, kill me'," Sprague said. "We may never know if it was his intent to be killed by police from the outset but it seemed to turn into that."
Brown was shot numerous times by a police SWAT team, troopers said. A State Police sharp-shooter ended the incident firing one shot into Brown's head from a .308 caliber scoped rifle, Sprague said.
Brown, who had a juvenile record in Hartford but was not wanted by police anywhere, fired at least 28 shots from the Norinco Model 84S assault rifle with a foldable stock, Sprague said.
When it was over, one shot was still in the chamber and 15 shots were left in a 30-shot banana clip. "That means that Mr. Brown had to reload at least once during the rampage," Sprague said.
State Police and East Greenbush police fired 20 shots from their standard .45 caliber side arms, 12 shots from 12-gauge shotguns and the one sniper shot, Sprague said.
In the exchange of gunfire with police that lasted several minutes, police cars and two private passenger cars were hit by bullets. Drivers either turned around and sped away or abandoned their cars and ran, police said.
Sprague said police do not know exactly why Brown, a United Parcel Service worker, was headed to Albany, but said he knew people in the city. Police would not discuss Browns family and where they are now.
The cab driver was able to run away and no one else was injured.He cooperated with police and has since returned to Hartford. He did not get a ticket for speeding.
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"Shoot Me, Kill me, " I-90 shooter said"
By BOB GARDINIER
Last updated: 5:05 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009
EAST GREENBUSH - The 22-year-old Connecticut man who opened fire on police with an assault rifle on Interstate 90 Saturday taunted police to kill him as he shot at them.
Darrel O. Brown of Hartford remains at Albany Medical Center Hospital in a comatose state and is not expected to survive his injuries, Maj. William S. Sprague, commander of State Police Troop G said Monday.
The incident, that began as every officers worst nighmare and evolved into an extended shootout, began just after noon when a trooper pulled over a Yellow Cab doing 84 mph westbound between I-90 exits 9 and 10, Spague said.
The cab driver and the trooper ran for cover when they saw Brown, sitting in the back of the cab, pull an assault rifle from a duffel bag.
A gun lock affixed to the firearm may have saved the trooper and the cabbie from injury. "There was a space of three to four minutes when nothing came from the cab after the trooper saw the gun, and we are speculating that Brown was having trouble getting a gun trigger lock off the weapon," Sprague said.
Officials at an afternoon press conference showed a video taken from the dashboard camera on the police cruiser. After shots explode the cabs rear window and leave a succession of holes in the police cars window, Brown then takes the gun and smashes out the rest of the cabs rear window with a circular motion and continues to fire.
A gun battle ensued after Brown got out of the cab firing his semiautomatic rifle.
"He then began to yell at officers 'shoot me, shoot me, kill me'," Sprague said. "We may never know if it was his intent to be killed by police from the outset but it seemed to turn into that."
Brown was shot numerous times by a police SWAT team, troopers said. A State Police sharp-shooter ended the incident firing one shot into Brown's head from a .308 caliber scoped rifle, Sprague said.
Brown, who had a juvenile record in Hartford but was not wanted by police anywhere, fired at least 28 shots from the Norinco Model 84S assault rifle with a foldable stock, Sprague said.
When it was over, one shot was still in the chamber and 15 shots were left in a 30-shot banana clip. "That means that Mr. Brown had to reload at least once during the rampage," Sprague said.
State Police and East Greenbush police fired 20 shots from their standard .45 caliber side arms, 12 shots from 12-gauge shotguns and the one sniper shot, Sprague said.
In the exchange of gunfire with police that lasted several minutes, police cars and two private passenger cars were hit by bullets. Drivers either turned around and sped away or abandoned their cars and ran, police said.
Sprague said police do not know exactly why Brown, a United Parcel Service worker, was headed to Albany, but said he knew people in the city. Police would not discuss Browns family and where they are now.
The cab driver was able to run away and no one else was injured.He cooperated with police and has since returned to Hartford. He did not get a ticket for speeding.
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