Crime & Safety
Trooper Injured in Shootout With Accused Cop-Killer Released From Hospital
The unidentified trooper was was released Thursday from UMass Hospital-Lakeside, State Police said in a statement Friday.
The Massachusetts State Trooper injured in the fatal shootout with the man suspected to have killed an Auburn Police officer last weekend has been released from the hospital.
The unidentified trooper was was released Thursday from UMass Hospital-Lakeside, State Police said in a statement Friday.
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The trooper, part of the Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations Team, was wounded in the shootout that killed Jorge Zambrano, the man accused of killing Officer Ronald Tarentino Sunday during a traffic stop.
The statement says the trooper, whose name is not being released, suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He will continue to recuperate and begin a rehabilitation program.
