NEW YORK CITY- A shooting broke out on Sunday afternoon between a suspected assassin, Pierre Jeantot and New York City Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle. Doyle shot and killed Jeantot after a chase through the city.
Doyle was walking through the park when Jeantot, on top of a nearby roof, shot several shots. In Jeantot’s attempt to assassinate Doyle he shot Betty B. Badluck, 63, of the Bronx as she was walking her granddaughter.
Doyle ran into the building where the Jeantot was, but found only his gun and empty shell casings on the rooftop. As Doyle looked over the side of the building he saw the assassin running away.
Doyle quickly followed Jeantot to the 35th St. Station. As he climbed on to the platform the shooter was nowhere to be seen. Jeantot had managed to get to the opposite platform and boarded the passing train.
The following sequence of events was a high speed and dangerous chase between Doyle and the train. Doyle sped through the streets of New York City in a commandeered car, hitting two cars in the process, while in hot pursuit of the train with Jeantot on it.
While on the train Jeantot shot Roland Evans, 34, a cop from Brooklyn and the conductor Horatio C. Hornblower, 30, of White Plains for trying to stop him. Jeantot also held the trainman Peter Howe, 27, of Queens at gun pint, ordering him to not stop the train. Howe had a heart attack at the controls.
The train stopped suddenly causing Jeantot to lose his gun. He then climbed out of the train on to the tracks.
Doyle met Jeantot at the stairs leading to the platform when he shot Jeantot for trying to escape. Jeantot was shot once in the back.
The scene stems from a heroin investigation that Doyle and his partner Buddy “Cloudy” Russo have been investigating.
According to Homeland Security records, Jeantot entered the country on November 4 from Paris, France. The police suspect that he was associated with a local crime syndicate that is laying down plans for a major heroin shipment from France to New York City. The other men involved in the plan are being sought out.
Police believe that Jeantot was sent to assassinate Doyle for leading the investigation.
Doyle’s use of deadly force was justified under the circumstances. Jeantot had tried to kill Doyle multiple times while on the rooftop.
“We would have preferred to see Jeantot prosecuted in the courts,” said Ruth L. Ess, the New York City Police commissioner. “we believe Doyle was close to a breakthrough in the case.”
It is unfortunate that so many innocent bystanders were harmed in the process of the chase said Ess. Detectives Doyle and Russo are in pursuit for fellow conspirators regarding the heroin shipment.
“We commend Detective Doyle for his bravery and quick thinking. We will continue a vigorous and thorough investigation into what appears to be a major smuggling operation,” said Ess.
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