Off duty cop, unarmed driver...go figure
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/ny...syahoo&emc=rss
The Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau continued its investigation yesterday into the death of Mr. Arzu, 41, on Friday night. The Bronx district attorney’s office was also reviewing the case.
Mr. Arzu was shot by Officer Raphael Lora, 37, who had confronted Mr. Arzu after he crashed his minivan into another car near Officer Lora’s home near midnight.
“The consul general can be assured there will be a complete investigation,” said the chief police spokesman, Paul J. Browne. “It is already under way.”
The shooting comes during a difficult period for the police. Weeks of public protest were touched off on Nov. 25, when five officers shot 50 bullets into a car in Queens, killing its driver, Sean Bell, and wounding two of his friends. Two officers were indicted on manslaughter charges and one was charged with reckless endangerment.