How embarassing, taken down by a beer cooler! Good riddance, loser.
Posted on 08/24/2023 3:07:57 PM PDT by Morgana
A man who was fleeing a drug bust on a scooter in the Bronx, New York City, has died after an undercover police officer threw a cooler at him.
Eric Duprey was attempting to get away when he crashed to the ground just after 5.20pm on Wednesday - and now NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran has been suspended while cops investigate his involvement in the fatal incident.
Sergeant Duran was working undercover on the Bronx Narcotics Division at the time, conducting a buy-and-bust operation on Aqueduct Avenue. According to police, Duprey sold drugs to the plain-clothed cop, who then tried to arrest him.
Duprey, 30, quickly fled the situation, at which point the cop threw a cooler at him - which he had snatched from a bystander who was on the street with his family.
The fatal impact from the cooler - that was filled with soda cans - caused the suspect to lose control of his scooter and strike a parked Jeep.
Father-of-three Duprey fell to the ground, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sergeant Duran was suspended early on Thursday morning.
CCTV footage shows the moment that the cooler hit the man on the Bronx street.
An image obtained by DailyMail.com showed the red cooler with a white handle that was lobbed at Duprey during the drug bust.
The NYPD said in a statement: 'Early today, New York City Police Department Sergeant Erik Duran was suspended from duty without pay following a fatal incident in the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon involving a man attempting to flee from the police on a motorcycle.
'The city’s medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
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Should have let cooler heads prevail
“Father-of-three” So he is a sperm donor. Is this the example he sets for his children?
New York is really a trash city with 60% of the populace trash citizens. Tom Selleck must be embarrassed that even in pretend world he is in charge of the NYPD.
The other day, I read about a dramatic rise in gang-related drive-by cooler attacks.
Sign up the officer as a pitcher for the Yankees.
The perp was a clear and present danger to pedestrians on the sidewalk with him
And the police were obligated to end the threat and prevent serious injuries or deaths. Lethal force was justified. The perp supplied all the kinetic energy needed.
Any drug dealer that dies, I am good with that. Cop killed him indirectly. Good! Dealer died like a dog.
Go see his motorcycle. Very tricked out. He was making lots of money selling drugs.
This wise guy died like the dog he is.
Good! Another piece of $%^t bites the dust.
Correct. The perp died of stupid.
If you didn't commit a crime, don't run from the cops. Let the lawyers sort it out. If you DID commit a crime - same.
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