The suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer during a traffic stop was shot and killed after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him just seven miles from site of the initial shooting, officials said.
(FOX)- The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire on the officers as they approached him inside a duplex apartment in Oxford, authorities said at a news conference. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Authorities said Zambrano had an extenisve criminal history, including charges for drug distribution. WFXT reported that Zambrano had been arrested by Massachusetts State Police within the ast week.
A Massachusetts state trooper who was wounded in the shootout was hospitalized, but was up and walking later in the evening, officials said. His name wasn’t released, but he was identified as an 18-year State Police veteran and a former Navy SEAL.
Zambrano’s death ended a manhunt that began approximately 18 hours earlier, when Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino, 42, was shot dead during a traffic stop at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday.