NYT:The slain officer, who was assigned to patrol housing projects and was wearing plain clothes, was shot in the arm and chest after a team of three other plainclothes officers in a car saw him chasing a man on East 125th Street between First and Second Avenues with his gun drawn, Mr. Kelly said.Sources identified the officer who fired the shot as Andrew Dunton, a four-year veteran of the force from Long Island...
The shooting has once again raised questions again about departmental procedures involving communications among plainclothes officers — particularly those in different units — as well as issues of race.Officer Edwards was black, and Officer Dunton is white.
