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"Officer Down"Assault Weapons and the War on Law EnforcementSection Three: Selected Incidents of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001Date: April 8, 1999 Location: Orange, New Jersey Assault Weapon: TEC-9 9mm pistol On April 8, 1999, Officer Joyce Carnegie was killed with a TEC-9 9mm pistol. Condell Woodson pleaded guilty to felony murder in the death of Officer Carnegie. Woodson claimed that his gun accidentally went off, shooting Carnegie in the head and abdomen as she was attempting to arrest Woodson for armed robbery. Woodson also pleaded guilty to robbery and weapons offenses. Carnegie was the second policewoman killed in the line of duty in New Jersey history. Amy Westfeldt, "Man Pleads Guilty to Policewoman's Murder," Associated Press, May 13, 1999.
Each weapon shown is representative of the brand or model of assault weapon and is not a picture of the specific weapon used in the shooting described in the narrative. Back to "Officer Down" Table of Contents
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The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational foundation that conducts research on violence in America and works to develop violence-reduction policies and proposals. The Center examines the role of firearms in America, conducts research on firearms violence, and explores new ways to decrease firearm-related death and injury. |
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