NANUET – A motorcade of New York City and New York State Police escorted the body of NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen, who was shot and killed by friendly fire as he struggled with a man with a criminal record.
Mulkeen, 33, who was living in Yorktown Heights, was a native of Monroe.
The motorcade escorted the fallen officer north on the Thruway on his way home.
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One hour before he was mortally wounded, his partner and he recorded themselves singing
“Country Roads, Take Me Home” while driving in their squad car in the Bronx.
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The suspect, Antonio Williams, 27, was shot and killed by other officers who came running to Mulkeen’s aid.
