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New Details Released, Including Officer's ID, In Police-Involved Westchester Shooting New Details Released, Including Officer's ID, In Police-Involved Westchester Shooting
New Details Released, Including Officer's ID, In Police-Involved Westchester Shooting Investigators have released new details, including the name of the police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting in Westchester earlier this month. Investigators said that Officer Alec McKenna, a five-year veteran of the New Rochelle Police Department, was the one who pulled the trigger, firing two shots into city resident Kamal Flowers after a foot chase on Friday, June 5. According to police in New Rochelle, the department received a complaint on Wednesday, June 3 of a suspicious Dodge Charger with Virginia license plates that was driving around the Heritage Homes property, putting …

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by Zak Failla
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Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting
Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting Pressure is mounting on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James to launch an outside investigation into a fatal police-involved shooting in Westchester. Earlier story - Video Released Of Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Police in New Rochelle attempted to stop a vehicle in which 24-year-old city resident Kamal Flowers shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, June 5. When the vehicle stopped, Flowers took off on foot fleeing at the intersection of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street. It is alleged that after a struggle with officers, Flowers displayed a handgun and attempt…

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by Zak Failla
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Video Released Of Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Video Released Of Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester
Video Released Of Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Video footage of the chase and confrontation that led to the fatal police-involved shooting that of a 24-year-old convicted felon in Westchester has been made public. The New Rochelle Police Department released six videos taken from private businesses in the city that depict the officers’ pursuit of city resident Kamal Flowers on Friday, June 5 before he was fatally shot. In the videos, Flowers can be seen taking off from a Dodge Charger as it was stopped by officers, before the car drove off, prompting the initial pursuit. In others, police can be seen chasing and engaging with Flowers as …

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by Zak Failla
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State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA
State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA The New York State Attorney General’s Office will reportedly not be heading up an investigation into the death of a man in Westchester during a police-involved shooting over the weekend. Two uniformed police officers from the New Rochelle Police Department stopped a black Dodge sedan shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, June 5, for a traffic violation near the intersection of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street. Once the vehicle stopped, one of the passengers exited the vehicle, taking off on foot, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said.  Following a brief pursuit, one of the officers …

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In New Rochelle Police-Involved Shooting ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In New Rochelle Police-Involved Shooting
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In New Rochelle Police-Involved Shooting The man who was fleeing on foot after a traffic stop in Westchester County who was shot and killed by a police officer after allegedly drawing a gun has been identified. The happened on Friday, June 5 just before 11 p.m. That's when two uniformed New Rochelle police officers conducted the stop of the vehicle, whose driver had committed several vehicle and traffic law violations, said Captain Cosma Costa of the New Rochelle PD. Earlier report: Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In New Rochelle The stop was conducted in the area of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street.  Immediate…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In New Rochelle Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In New Rochelle
Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In New Rochelle Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Police-Involved Shooting A suspect fleeing on foot after a traffic stop was shot and killed by a police officer in Westchester County after the man allegedly pointed a gun. It happened on Friday, June 5 just before 11 p.m. That's when two uniformed New Rochelle police officers conducted the stop of the vehicle, whose driver had committed several vehicle and traffic law violations, said Captain Cosma Costa of the New Rochelle PD. The stop was conducted in the area of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street.  I…

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by Joe Lombardi