Police captured the suspected killer of two people, including a Nassau County police office, after a witness heard gunshots coming from a car in Queens.
After a multi-hour manhunt, Darrell Fuller, 33, was taken into custody by police in Queens and transferred to a local hospital with self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Fuller was found at 111th Avenue and 173rd Street in Jamaica after a witness dialed 9-1-1 when they heard shots fired from within the car.
Authorities did not disclose Fuller’s condition.
Officer Arthur Lopez was shot and killed on the Cross Island Parkway after pulling over Fuller who had just left the scene of an accident on Northern Boulevard. After abandoning his damaged car, the gunman allegedly attempted to car-jack a motorist, Raymond Facey, 52, of Jamaica, near Hempstead Avenue, fatally shooting the driver in the process.
Cops from Queens and Nassau County canvassed the area for Fuller who was considered armed and dangerous.
Fuller was convicted in 2004 of attempted murder, said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but released in 2009. In 2010, Fuller was arrested for selling crack and served another nine months before being released on parole.
“I extend my deepest sympathies to the families of both deceased,” Mangano said.
The investigation in ongoing.
— Additional reporting by Alexa Altman
