Suspect dead, 2 U.S. Marshals Task Force Officers shot in Bronx
On Friday, November 20, 2020, at approximately 11:36PM, a Massachusetts State Police Trooper was shot during a traffic stop on Camp Street in Hyannis, MA. The ensuing investigation spearheaded by the Cape & Islands State Police Detective Unit identified Andre K. STERLING as the alleged shooter. As a result, STERLING faces charges out of Barnstable District Court for Armed Assault With Intent to Murder, Possession of a Firearm, Assault & Battery With a Firearm, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle with full extradition authorized. STERLING has 2 additional Massachusetts warrants for charges to include Identity Fraud, A&B on a Police Officer, Fail to Stop for Police and related. He further is wanted out of the state of Wyoming for Narcotics charges. STERLING is a native of Jamaica and is reported to have a scar on his left hand. The weapon used in the shooting of the Trooper has not been recovered and STERLING should be considered Armed and Dangerous.
| Suspect dead, 2 U.S. Marshals Task Force Officers shot in Bronx Suspect had been wanted for November shooting of Massachusetts state trooper |
| New York, NY – Two deputy U.S. Marshals with the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force were injured this morning in a shootout in the Bronx with a suspect wanted in Massachusetts for a November shooting of a state police officer. The task force was in the Wakefield section of the Bronx searching for Andre Sterling, 35, when the shootout began at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sterling died in the exchange. One Deputy Marshal was hit in the leg, and another was struck in his arm and leg. Both were taken to a local hospital and were being treated. Both are expected to recover. |