at police headquarters, the mood is somber. it was a very emotional scene. the police chief himself, esserman, came down as they loaded detective allen s body into the van. he took personal command of the situation. he just wanted to be there. the detective, james allen, is a 27-year veteran of the province police department and few cops are held in higher regard. he was just regarded as one of the best police officers the city of providence probably ever produced. esteban carpio is found and taken into custody nearly an hour after his bold escape. it s little consolation to police. and we ve lost a remarkable man today, and this city is the worse for it. jimmy allen passed in the noblest way possible.
it s april 17th, 2005, in the middle of the night, and it s a chaotic scene outside police headquarters in providence, rhode island. beloved police detective jimmy allen has just been shot twice in the chest while questioning a suspect about the stabbing of an elderly woman. carpio had asked for water, and the two detectives that were in there with him, one left to go get the water and locked the door behind him. officers outside the room hear a violent struggle, but can t get in, because the door is locked from the inside. and they tragically heard detective allen say, i think he s going to kill me. he s got my gun. he s going to kill me. by the time they broke it down, the officer was dying and carpio had jumped out the window. the now-suspected cop killer makes a daring escape, breaking through a glass window and plummeting three stories to the ground. injured but alive, carpio is on the run and a massive manhunt is
you? i just remember an incredibly loud pop or bang. television news crews hear it too and scramble to the scene. there was a lot of people screaming. oh, my god, oh, my god. i went behind the tree. i was very scared as he approached me with the gun outstretched. at first, witnesses don t know what s going on. some think a movie is filming. maybe it s fireworks or a crazy prank. sonny kang in her hooters girl halloween costume is on a pay phone nearby. i heard the loud noise and turned around real quick and the first thing i see is the older guy with a gun in his hand. i was going to run too, but for some reason, my foot wouldn t move. i was shocked. like, oh, my god. the gunman is 64-year-old william strier. he s angry because he says curry is one of the people responsible for withholding his money from a trust fund. calmly, strier continues to shoot from one side of the tree to the other with curry bobbing and weaving from side to side.
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under way. at police headquarters, the mood is somber. it was a very emotional scene. the police chief himself, esserman, came down as they loaded detective allen s body into the van. he took personal command of the situation. he just wanted to be there. the detective, james allen, is a 27-year veteran of the province police department and few cops are held in higher regard. he was just regarded as one of the best police officers the city of providence probably ever produced. esteban carpio is found and taken into custody nearly an hour after his bold escape. it s little consolation to police. and we ve lost a remarkable man today, and this city is the worse for it. jimmy allen passed in the noblest way possible. he gave his life trying to make our lives safer.