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NYPD fatally shoots kidnapping suspect after NYC highway chase
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Police shot and killed a kidnapping suspect on the Belt Parkway Saturday night after he refused to stop his white van and rammed into police and civilian vehicles at a roadblock.
- The incident began when officers were alerted to a possible abduction involving a small child reportedly screaming inside a cargo van with New Jersey plates.
- Despite police efforts to stop the van near Exit 8 and using a roadblock, the suspect continued driving aggressively, prompting officers to smash the van’s windows and use a taser before resorting to lethal force.
- No child was found in the van after the suspect was fatally shot and taken to NYU Langone, where he was pronounced dead around 8 p.m.
- The event caused significant traffic gridlock on the Belt Parkway, with several damaged vehicles along the road and witnesses questioned by police.
