January 15, 2006
Woman who feared ex-boyfriend murdered; Ex then kills self as cops storm his home
A woman got a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend and fled to the Bronx. But the man, Brian Rosario, apparently tracked her down and shot her in the back of the head. Shortly thereafter, cops approached his home in Woodhaven, and called in the Emergency Services Unit. The heavily armed unit was confronted by Rosario's charging pit bull. They shot the dog with tranquilizer darts, then waited for the drugs to take effect. While they waited, they heard a shot. Rushing in, they shot the still-aggressive dog dead and discovered that Rosario had killed himself.
It's interesting that the cops at first tranquilized, rather than shot, the dog, which seemed to present a threat to them, and was hindering their efforts to reach a suspected killer. It shows that even the ESU unit has a protocol to follow and does not want to cause loss of life, even when that life is an animal's. I'm not saying this is good or bad, just that it's an interesting element of a tragic story.
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Bronx, Homicide, Queens, Suicide, Weapon: Gun
posted by adm at January 15, 2006 1:45 PM
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