Duanesburg — A routine traffic stop turned into a crime scene on Friday morning, as gunfire was exchanged and a New York State trooper was shot on Interstate I-88 in Duanesburg. The trooper, Richard Albert was shot in the arm, transported to Ellis Hospital in stable condition and later released.
Police say after the trooper pulled the vehicle over for going above the speed limit, around 100mph, the suspect fled the scene, resulting in a manhunt in which police say the shooter was found not far from the scene on Darby Hill Road, where the suspect was suffering from self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect, 32-year old Nelson Troche of Schenectady, NY, was transported to Albany Medical Center via helicopter, where he was declared dead.
Police say after being stopped, Troche, sitting in the passenger seat, reached across the driver’s side window and fired at Trooper Albert as he approached the window. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody after fleeing on foot.
But, during a time where several trucks were on the Interstate, police say one helped keep the suspects from getting away following the interaction.
“There was actually one tractor trailer that did assist our trooper,” Richard Allen, NYS Police Deputy Superintendent says. “He actually pulled in front of into the car so that car didn’t take off.”
Allen says once the suspect fled, there was a search in the nearby woods, where the K9s and troopers found the suspect.
“I can’t express enough how well our troopers handled this, from Trooper Albert to the search of the suspect in the wooded area afterwards, I think our guys did a phenomenal job and it was textbook the way it was handled,” Allen says.
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