Two Suffolk County, New York police officers fatally shot a suspected drug trafficker in a close-range gun battle during a morning raid in Brookhaven hamlet Friday, police said.
More than a dozen emergency services officers arrived on Bay Road just before 7 a.m. with a warrant to search the home of Carmine Wisnieski, 26, who police believe was part of a narcotics ring in Long Island and New York City.
One officer carrying a handgun and another armed with a submachine gun had just begun an initial, rapid sweep of the single-story house when they reached an open bedroom door in the central hallway, said Det. Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.
The officers, whose names were not released, said Wisnieski was standing in the bedroom and "in motion" with a 9-mm pistol as they shouted at him to drop his weapon.
"The officers then tell us that gunfire started coming from the room, from the individual with the gun," Fitzpatrick said. "They returned fire. He was struck and he fell backward on the floor."
Wisnieski was wounded several times, including once in the chest. He was pronounced dead at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Neither officer was injured.
The submachine gun was capable of automatic fire but was set to fire single shots, Fitzpatrick said.
NEWSDAY
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops