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Officer shoots, kills drug suspect
February 25, 2011 - wivb.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A gas station shooting in Lackawanna ends with
the death of a suspected drug dealer.
News 4 knows that one person was killed in the shooting and two police
officers were rushed to the hospital.
Around 6 p.m. Thursday, gunshots erupted at the Noco gas station on
Abbott road near Grant Boulevard in Lackawanna.
News 4 is told police officers were at the gas station as part of an
undercover drug operation that resulted in the seizure of crack cocaine.
At some point, one of the officers fired shots, hitting and killing a
suspect.
News 4 is told that an officer was then crushed between the suspects
vehicle and police vehicle, but the suspect wasn't driving. When the
shooting was over, two officers were rushed to the hospital but police
say they are expected to be ok.
At this point it's unclear how the second officer was hurt.
This is yet another reason why the war on drugs needs to stop sooner rather than later. It endangers the lives of those who have nothing to do with illegal drugs. There could have been any number of innocent bystanders harmed while pumping gas or paying for some junk food at this station when those shots rang out. It's out of control and uncalled for.
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I got pulled over at a gas station, and the cop goes to light a cigarette while talking to me pretty much right in front of a pump. He goes " hey do you mind if I smoke while we discuss what happened" to which I replied " No officer I don't but the gas station manager might have a problem with you setting this place on fire" at that point he laughed and apologized. RETARDED
Quote: Officer pinned to van forced to shoot Police chief says officer opened fire to prevent more injury to colleagues Updated: February 26, 2011, 6:25 AM
An undercover Lackawanna police officer could have lost both his legs if he hadn't used deadly force and shot three times into the black-tinted back window of a minivan filled with drug dealers, authorities said Friday.
When the shootout was over late Thursday afternoon, van passenger Rashad Bradford, 29, of Buffalo, was dead with one bullet in the head and another in his back.
The van's driver, Derrick "Murder" Nailor, who has been arrested 27 times, had stopped gunning the engine and backing up in his attempt to shove an unmarked police minivan out of the way in an attempt to escape, police said.
Officer Joseph Milkowski, who fired the shots, had opened the sliding passenger-side door of the police van when the other van rammed it in the parking lot of the NOCO gas station at Grant Boulevard and Abbott Road at about 5:53 p.m.
An eight-year police veteran, Milkowski found himself pinned between the rear end of the drug suspects' van and the middle seat of the police van.
As the suspects' van continued accelerating and pushing deeper into the interior of the police van, the officer drew his weapon and fired to prevent himself and other officers from being harmed further, according to Lackawanna Police Chief James L. Michel.
Milkowski suffered multiple contusions and is now on injured-on-duty leave. He was not the only officer hurt.
The impact of the suspects' van colliding into the police van threw Officer Chuck Jaworski 15 feet through the air as he was getting out of the front passenger door.
Like Milkowski, he, too, was transported to Erie County Medical Center, where he was treated and later released; he also is on injured-on-duty leave.
The driver of the police van jumped out of the vehicle just before the other van backed into it. "He yelled, 'Police, you're under arrest,'" Michel said.
A fourth officer in the van suffered minor bruises.
Earlier, two other unmarked police vehicles had pulled up on either side of suspects' van, boxing it in at the gas station. With a curb and pile of snow in front of the vehicle, the driver had tried to escape by backing out.
Lackawanna detectives under the command of Capt. Joseph Leo and Erie County sheriff's narcotics officers led by Senior Detective Alan Rozansky had targeted the individuals in a joint operation based on a tip involving drug sales.
Crack cocaine was found beside the suspects' van, authorities said. No guns were found. All four have criminal records.
Nailor, 30, of Buffalo, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, a B felony; first-degree reckless endangerment, obstructing governmental administration, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, loitering, unlawful possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license.
Megan Costner, 28, and Milton Campbell, 34, both of Buffalo, were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and loitering.
All three were arraigned Friday before Lackawanna City Court Judge Louis Violanti. Nailor and Campbell were sent to the Erie County Holding Center without bail. Costner was also sent there in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Michel said an investigation into the fatal shooting will be conducted by his department and the Sheriff's Office "under the strict supervision of the Erie County District Attorney's Office."
Attorney Thomas H. Burton, who is representing Milkowski, said his client could have lost both his legs if it had not been for the cushioning of the van seat he was pinned against.
"This arrest attempt turned bad for the cops in a second. It's an example of why street officers can never let their guard down," Burton said. "It doesn't get much worse, having the back of a vehicle come at you through an open door. This officer had no other choice [but to shoot]. He could have left that scene with no lower legs."
Quote: Dr. Siekadellyk said: The van's driver, Derrick "Murder" Nailor, who has been arrested 27 times, had stopped gunning the engine and backing up in his attempt to shove an unmarked police minivan out of the way in an attempt to escape, police said.
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