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A New York cop pursued and killed an assassin yesterday afternoon. Officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle shot Pierre Jeantot of Nice, France as Jeantot was stumbling out of a crashed train. Jeantot had entered the country on Nov. 4th after a flight from Paris.
Ruth L. Ess, the New York City Police Commissioner said yesterday in a press conference, "It is assumed that Jeantot is working on behalf of a French drug king, who is currently being investigated by Doyle and his partner Buddy "Cloudy" Russo."
Before meeting his end, Jeantot shot three people, and caused a fourth to die from a heart attack according to paramedics.
The dramatic chase between Doyle and Jeantot was caught on tape by the New York City cameras set up along the streets and in the subway cars.
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It started when Officer Doyle was returning home from picking up some groceries at the local mart. The first shot rang throughout the street as it struck Betty B. Badluck, 61 of the Bronx, who died instantly.
After the first shot, Doyle dove for cover behind a nearby tree. Two more stray shots were fired before Doyle could see exactly where the Jeantot was. Jeantot was shooting from the roof of an apartment building on 1767 W. 57th Ave. Doyle quickly eluded two more shots as he made his way to the side of the building, posing a tough shot for the Jeantot.
After making his way to the roof of the apartment, Doyle found the discarded rifle, five empty casings and six unused shells. As Doyle peered over the side of the roof, he saw Jeantot sprinting away from the building as fast as he could.
Doyle bounded down the stairs and vaulted over the railing to try to make up the distance between the two. Jeantot made his way onto the elevated train platform and boarded the next train.
Doyle attempted to draw attention to Jeantot by calling out his name and for somebody to stop him. Assuming that nobody heard his call, Doyle commandeered a passing car, on "urgent police business" and sped off down the street attempting to catch the train at its next stop on 25th Ave.
The sound of screeching tires filed the streets of New York as Doyle continued his pursuit. Avoiding crashes and ignoring red lights, Doyle weaved in and out of oncoming traffic.
Roland Evans, 34, of Brooklyn and a 15 year veteran of the NYPD heard Doyle's call and attempted to apprehend the suspect. Evans was shot in the stomach and bleed out before he could receive medical help.
Jeantot made his way to the conductor's controls and demand the train go right through the next stop. In compliance the conductor, Peter How, 27, sped right through the 25th Ave stop and onto the next.
The fact that the train skipped a start brought the other conductor, Horatio C. Hornblower, 30, of White Plains, to the front of the train and to see what the problem was. Jeantot opened the door and shot Hornblower. While Hornblower died, Evans suffered a massive heart attack and both men passed away before paramedics could revive them.
Seeing that the train did not stop, Doyle continued his pursuit even after damaging the front of the car in two separate collisions. Doyle was persistent in catching the now unmanned and runaway train.
At the next station the train slammed into another that was just about to leave the station. This lurched passengers and Jeantot forward and Jeantot sustained some head damage when he collided with the glass.
Stumbling out of the train, Jeantot made his way to the staircase trying to make his way towards the street. Upon coming to the top of the stairs, he came across a battered and bruised Doyle with his .38 revolver brandished and pointed right at Jeantot.
Doyle warned Jeantot not to move and when Jeantot began to shuffle away, Doyle attempted to pursue. The injuries that Doyle sustained in his automobile accidents hampered his speed and ability to climb the stairs.
Since Doyle could not let Jeantot get away, the officer discharged a single shot from his gun and Jeantot fell backwards, down the stairs.
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Commissioner Ess said, "It is always unfortunate when these incidents end in a loss of life. We would have preferred to see Jeantot prosecuted in the courts, and we believe Doyle was close to a breakthrough in the case."
Nobody is entirely sure if one of the drug lords from New York brought Jeantot to the area in an attempt to facilitate shipments of drugs between France and New York City. Two other mean thought to be involved in the smuggling operation are being sought at this time.
Ess reassured citizens of New York, "We will not sit still while drug dealers walk our streets."