Midterm Story

Athena Hamilton
March 7, 2019
Murder Suspect Caught in Neighborhood

“I remember his eyes, they were cold, the eyes of a killer.”

This terrifying recollection is from Carols Vacanti, a 3rd year police officer, as he tells about his standoff with a murderous criminal.

The suspect was wanted by law enforcement for his connection to several robberies, grand theft, and a murder. Vacanti proceeded to attempt to apprehend the suspect when he recognized him from his squad car.

Vacanti stated, “I’d gotten his description by radio. Then, I spotted him in a parking lot.”

Vacanti then exited his vehicle, advanced towards the perpetrator, and even called out to him. The startled suspect turned around only to pull a gun on Vacanti.

“As he drew the gun and fired, I leaned to the right and dropped one knee,” Vacanti claimed. “When I heard the shot I thought he had me”.

Vacanti then found himself running away in a zig zag motion, hoping to dodge any potential buckets being fired in his direction.

A few moments later, law enforcement was able to apprehend the suspect before he could elude them any further.

“There’s no doubt in my mind he wanted to kill me last night just because I stopped him,” said Vacanti. I was an object in his way”.