Slashed N.Y. officer shoots 1 dead, wounds 1




May 30, 2008

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Slashed N.Y. officer shoots 1 dead, wounds 1

Slashed N.Y. officer shoots 1 dead, wounds 1 NEW YORK — An off-duty detective who had been chatting with a condominium building receptionist in the lobby shot and killed one of two men who slashed them with razor blades or broken glass during a robbery attempt, police said.

The 39-year-old detective needed stitches to close cuts on his head and neck, and the 28-year-old receptionist was hospitalized for cuts to her left hand, right leg and face.

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