A police video released today shows the last moments of a police officers life after being shot several times in the back and then runover by the suspects car,all this started from was just an expired license,but Ligo Kenny had other ideas,and Officer McKay paid the full price.


The story:
A Franconia police officer was shot and killed during a routine motor vehicle stop on Friday.

The state attorney general's office says Cpl. Bruce McKay, 48, was shot four times and run over by the suspect's car on Route 116 in Franconia. McKay was a 12-year veteran of the Franconia Police Department.

The state attorney general's office says the incident began Friday night when McKay attempted to pull over Liko Kenney on Route 116. Kenney took off, leading McKay on a brief pursuit.

Investigators say when McKay stopped Kenney a second time a mile up the road, he used pepper spray to subdue him. According to police, that's when Kenney shot the officer four times and the proceeded to run the officer over with his car.

State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said a passer-by, Gregory Floyd, 49, witnessed the incident and rushed to the officer's aid. Investigators say Floyd grabbed McKay's gun and ordered Kenney to drop his weapon. According to Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeff Strelzin, Floyd fatally shot Kenney when he tried to reload his gun.

Ayotte said the state has decided Floyd's actions were justified and he will not be facing any charges.

According to police, there was a previous incident involving McKay and Kenney. Back in 2003, Kenney was convicted of simple assault and resisting arrest for an incident involving McKay.

Family members said Kenney was ski champion Bode Miller's cousin. Back in September 2005, McKay pulled Bode Miller over on Route 116 for going 83 mph in a 40 mph zone.

As of Saturday afternoon, Miller did not return any calls to comment about the incident.

Friday night, Gov. John Lynch ordered all flags be lowered to half staff. He also visited with first responders in Franconia on Saturday who spent the night investigating McKay's death.

He said, "My thoughts and prayers, and those of my wife, Susan, are with the family of the New Hampshire police officer killed this evening while serving the people of our state."

The last police officer killed in the line of duty was Manchester Officer Michael Briggs, who was shot and killed in October 2006


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I'm glad that Marine was there to take care of the dirt bag.

 

we need more people like him, unfortunately most people would have run from that

McKay

 

the officer, and the civilian sound like stand up men

 

It's always sickening to hear about officers falling in the line of duty. I commend the passer-by for his valiant efforts... I would like to think I would have done the same.

 

The only thing that would render me would be if my wife and kids were with me. I'd have to park them some where safe and run up on foot. Otherwise I'd be there in the mix, only I know my luck and it would end different.
The story would end with: PSS-Mag was found quilty of cold blooded murder in the first degree of the suspect.

 

guys i live in nh and right now iam about an hour from were the cop was killed working. the kid that did the kill is a family member of bode miller the u s ski team.

 

So the officer chases this guy for 5 minutes, nearly PITS him, gets the bad guy boxed in, approaches the suspects car and loads up the cabin with pepper spray. So he felt the bad guy was enough threat to use chemical agents but not enough threat to conduct a felony stop. Who in their right mind would just turn his back to a suspect that just felony eluded and evaded?

I'm not saying that this officer anywhere near deserved this fate, but this is what can and often happens when protocol is not followed.

 

I was thinking the same thing, He should have had the pepper sparay in one hand and his gun in the other.

 

this is todays paper http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...3-c7e08a220e0b

 

unfortunatly if the officer unloaded his revolver (totally justified and what should have happened) the media and gun control nuts would have had a field day. He would have been crucified by the stupid public. Really sad. He should have shot the SOB and went home to his family unscathed.

 

I wasn't advocating that the officer shoot the suspect, but rather approach the situation with the highest level of caution like I'm sure he was taught in the academy. In the video the officer sprays the chemical agent and seems satisfied that the matter is resolved. At the very least he should have backed away from the supra, drawing his sidearm and sought shelter behind his patrol car until other units could arrive and assist in securing the scene.

 

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.....

 

While I did not know the officer personally, this occurred in the district that actually borders the one I work in. As in any fatal shooting, the events that took place were tragic and effected the lives of not only his families, but many men on the job. Not long ago, a Manchester NH police officer was shot and succumbed to his injuries while responding to a domestic violence call. Both of these cases have similarities. It seems as though both officers knew the offenders from previous incidents. The Manchester officer ironically saved the gunman's life reviving him by administering CPR one year prior to the shooting. In the Franconia incident, people say there were incidences in the past that provoked Kenney into shooting McKay. Both of these events are a constant reminder to those on the job just how much you risk everyday you put on that uniform. Both were tragedies and the state lost two good cops. I was glad to see that Floyd (ex-marine) was not criminally charged. While taking such actions are never recommended by the police, it seems as though this was an ideal situation for such events to occur. As always, my thoughts and prayers are with all families who have a member who serves in the military or works as a servant within their community.

 

I've followed this story on NECN since the officer, and perp, were killed.

I can't help but think that the cops on our streets are the soldiers at home. They are doing a job that not all of us can do.

We can speculate all day on what kind of personality the officer or the perp had. This kind of action shouldn't happen this way. People shouldn't need to die, and especially not be run over by a vehicle after you've been mortally wounded.

We hear all sorts of complaining about soldiers being killed in Iraq, but you don't seem to hear enough about the soldiers at home that are being killed by the people they are trying to protect.

There isn't enough respect for the training that our military, and law enforcement have recieved. In fact there seems to be a tendancey to underestimate the abilities they posess.

 

Brave man, wish he could have saved the officer but at least he didn't just stand by and let it happen. My prayers go out to the family.