Bronx - ATF Agents Shoot Suspect With Hand Grenade During Undercover Operation
November 21, 2007
Two officers were injured and a suspect was shot and killed Tuesday night after what authorities say was an undercover explosives buy gone bad in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Officials from the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms say they were trying to negotiate the sale of a grenade.
But when the suspect brought the grenade with him, agents tried to arrest him.
An ATF spokesman says the suspect tried to make a quick getaway, dragging an agent alongside his car. That’s when the agent fired once, striking the suspect in the head.
The bomb squad was called in to secure the area. The ATF agent and an NYPD detective were taken to the hospital.
Read More
Suspect still not named.