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Officer From Hudson Valley Killed By Friendly Fire In Struggle With Suspect, NYPD Says Officer From Hudson Valley Killed By Friendly Fire In Struggle With Suspect, NYPD Says
Officer From Hudson Valley Killed By Friendly Fire In Struggle With Suspect, Nypd Says In a stunning announcement, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said that NYPD Officer Brain Mulkeen, a Westchester resident and Orange County native, was killed by friendly fire. “This is a tragic case of friendly fire,” O’Neill said during a press conference Monday, Sept. 30. “It’s an absolute tragedy. O'Neill went on to say that as the suspect, Antonio Lavance Williams, who was also killed, reached for his gun, Mulkeen fired five shots, causing five other officers on the scene to open fire, firing a total of 15 rounds, with two hitting Mulkeen. A loaded, .32-caliber gun was …