NYS Trooper Shot

[VZMan]

An all too familiar headline the last couple of years!!!!!!!!



Trooper wounded while investigating domestic dispute

A North Country prosecutor says a trooper who was shot in the shoulder while investigating a domestic disturbance returned fire and killed her assailant this afternoon.

The incident happened on Route 56 between Potsdam and Massena, near the Canadian border. Saint Lawrence County District Attorney Nicole Duve (doo-VAY) tells W-W-N-Y T-V that the trooper is being taken to Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. The trooper's name and condition were not released.

Duve said the trooper was confronted by a man with a shotgun as she responded to a report of a domestic dispute. After the man shot her, the trooper returned fire, killing the man. The man's name wasn't released yet.

The incident happened around 4:20 p-m.

State Police Lieutenant Glenn Miner said he had no immediate information.

The shooting comes just weeks after state police buried the third trooper to die by gunfire in a little more than a year.


(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-06-18-07 1847EDT

A female New York State Trooper has been injured in the line of duty in St. Lawrence County. A spokesperson for the NYS troopers says there was some kind of shooting incident in Potsdam, that may be related to a domestic dispute. There is no word on the condition of the trooper, but initial reports indicate the officer was not killed. There are conflicting reports on status of the suspect. Radio station WSSN in Potsdam reports the suspect fled the scene and is being looked for in a cordoned off area in Potsdam. The station reports the shooting took place around 4:30pm on Route 56 in Potsdam between the P&C Foodmarket and Unionville Turnoff. Stay tuned to Action News 3 for more on this story throughout the night.



I hope the Trooper was not seriously injured and will have a speedy recovery!

[GrayState]

Hope the trooper comes through okay and has a full recovery.

I don't know why, but people are ****ing nuts. There is a thread on partnered patrols in another section... maybe we need partnered patrols around the clock.

[beachcop05]

Hope the trooper comes through okay and has a full recovery.

I don't know why, but people are ****ing nuts. There is a thread on partnered patrols in another section... maybe we need partnered patrols around the clock.

Ya thats a good idea, are they that spread thin that they're responding to domestics without cover?

[NY Troop]

As a matter of fact we have many areas of the state with backup many miles away. I guess it's not just a NY problem, I'm sure many other agencies in the USA have the same problem. Two officers per car, I love the idea, but the all mighty dollar is more important than officer safety. Our contract makes us ride double from 12 AM to 5AM. Seems like most,not all, are killed during other hours.

[VZMan]

I pulled this info from another post in the officer down section but thought it would be relevant here. The link contains more info about the wounded Trooper and the deceased piece of ****

http://rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?c..._story_type=18

My thoughts are with Tpr. Reif and her family. Hopefully she will be able to get home soon and see her young child.

[ChrisG]

here is the working link...thx VZman didnt see this thread eariler


http://rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18


A state trooper shot and killed a person after being wounded during a police response to a domestic incident in New York's North Country.

Authorities say the female New York State Trooper was responding to a domestic dispute on Route 56 in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County.

A man involved in the incident confronted the trooper with a shotgun. Police say the man fired a round that struck the trooper in the shoulder. The trooper fired back and killed the man.

The trooper was rushed to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont. No word on her name or condition. Officials have also not released the name of the man shot and killed.


According to the local news she just returned from maternity leave and was shot seconds after exiting her car. She is listed as being in serious condition

THOUGHTS AND PRAYS GO OUT TO HER, HER NEW BORN BABY AND HER FAMILY

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A New York State trooper shot and killed a man who authorities say shot and wounded her as she responded to a domestic dispute in Potsdam.

Acting State Police Superintendent Preston Felton said trooper Amanda Reif, 29, shot and killed the man with a single shot from her service weapon as he ran at other officers who'd responded to the attack.

Reif, a five-year veteran of the state police force, had responded to a domestic dispute on Route 56 in the town of Potsdam around 4:30 Monday afternoon.

State Police Major Richard Smith said that Reif was wounded shortly after exiting her vehicle by Richard McCumber, a man believed to be involved in the domestic dispute. Police say Reif was wounded in the shoulder. The trooper called for backup.

Authorities say McCumber, 45, ran into the house. After other police officers and troopers responded, Felton said that McCumber ran down the driveway at the officers. That's when trooper Reif shot and mortally wounded McCumber.

Reif, who'd just returned from maternity leave and is mother to a seven-month old boy, was transported by medical helicopter to Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. She was listed in serious condition. Major Smith told reporter she is expected to pull through.


Felton says McCumber apparently had a long criminal history.

[ThinkTwiceZ71]

yeah , that was 25 miles from my home .......i tell you what....lately it seems like st.lawrence county is going to hell in a hand basket....it isn't the little safe place like it was when i was a kid. 5 murders in the last 2 years.....it's def getting out of hand ......with troopers being shot at and stuff.