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Bronx First Degree Manslaughter Charge against Officer

By Conaway and Strickler

The nydailynews.com website reported in a story that there is a correction from their original story on March 13, 2009 that Officer Rafael Lora faces first degree manslaughter charges in New York for the deadly shooting of Fermin Arzu, 41, in May 2007. According to reports Arzu was driving while intoxicated and hit parked cars outside Lora?s Longwood home. Awoken by a loud bang, the off duty Manhattan traffic officer went outside with his glock 26 to investigate. He claims to have identified himself as an officer as he approached the vehicle. Lora said, ?I saw a dark colored minivan with steam coming out of it." Lora?s account states that when he opened the passenger door Arzu attacked him in the face with something he had gotten from the glove box...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).