Photo / 44th Precinct by jag9889 FlickrBy Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
New York City police, responding to a domestic disturbance 911 call in the Morrisania Air Rights projects in the Bronx, found a man had barricaded himself in his mother's apartment after he slapped his mother's home health care attendant and pulled a gun on her.
At some point, he fired upon the officers, injuring one before police returned fire, 21 times.
The man, later identified as 57-year-old Santiago Urena, was later found dead inside the apartment with a gunshot wound to his head. It is not known whether Urena killed himself or died as a result of police gunfire.
Officer Robert Salerno was shot twice in his abdomen. His bullet proof vest stopped another bullet from entering the officers chest. A wounded Salerno managed to empty 16 rounds from his magazine. The other two other officers fired three times.
"We have every hope that he's going to survive," said Kelly, who held up the officer's vest with the bullet lodged in the chest area.
The shooting began around noon Monday at a Bronx housing project. Salerno and three other officers responded, and the aide and the woman's eldest son, Demitrio Urena, met police in the hallway. The older son told police that his brother was baricaded in the front bedroom of the apartment.
As police entered the apartment, Urena opened fire letting off four rounds with three hitting Salerno.
Urena's 91-year-old mother was in the apartment at the time but was not injured.
Urena, who had no known history of psychiatric problems or a criminal record, had been living in his mother's apartment in the Melrose section of the Bronx for sometime.
Police found a .38-caliber revolver at the scene but do not know why Urena had the gun or how he came into possession of it.
Bloomberg praised the response of the officers involved in the shooting saying, "This was clearly a very dangerous situation. We should all be grateful that the courageous and dedicated men and women of the NYPD willingly face danger every day to protect us and our families, so that we can go about our lives in safety."
Salerno, 25, a three-year veteran of the NYPD, is assigned to the 44th Precinct at East 169th Street not far from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
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The Black Urban Times
New York City police, responding to a domestic disturbance 911 call in the Morrisania Air Rights projects in the Bronx, found a man had barricaded himself in his mother's apartment after he slapped his mother's home health care attendant and pulled a gun on her.
At some point, he fired upon the officers, injuring one before police returned fire, 21 times.
The man, later identified as 57-year-old Santiago Urena, was later found dead inside the apartment with a gunshot wound to his head. It is not known whether Urena killed himself or died as a result of police gunfire.
Officer Robert Salerno was shot twice in his abdomen. His bullet proof vest stopped another bullet from entering the officers chest. A wounded Salerno managed to empty 16 rounds from his magazine. The other two other officers fired three times.
"We have every hope that he's going to survive," said Kelly, who held up the officer's vest with the bullet lodged in the chest area.
The shooting began around noon Monday at a Bronx housing project. Salerno and three other officers responded, and the aide and the woman's eldest son, Demitrio Urena, met police in the hallway. The older son told police that his brother was baricaded in the front bedroom of the apartment.
As police entered the apartment, Urena opened fire letting off four rounds with three hitting Salerno.
Urena's 91-year-old mother was in the apartment at the time but was not injured.
Urena, who had no known history of psychiatric problems or a criminal record, had been living in his mother's apartment in the Melrose section of the Bronx for sometime.
Police found a .38-caliber revolver at the scene but do not know why Urena had the gun or how he came into possession of it.
Bloomberg praised the response of the officers involved in the shooting saying, "This was clearly a very dangerous situation. We should all be grateful that the courageous and dedicated men and women of the NYPD willingly face danger every day to protect us and our families, so that we can go about our lives in safety."
Salerno, 25, a three-year veteran of the NYPD, is assigned to the 44th Precinct at East 169th Street not far from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Media Outlets must credit The Black Urban Times www.theblackurbantimes.com alicia_c_/twitter.com facebook.com/theblackurbantimes
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