Tarpon Springs Police Officer Charles "Charlie K" Kondek Was Father of 5

Slain Tarpon Springs police officer was a father of 5
Bay News 9
By Chris Hopper, Sally Mamdooh, Web Staff, Team Coverage
December 21, 2014

TARPON SPRINGS

A Tarpon Springs police officer was shot and killed overnight, and a suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said.

Veteran officer Charles "Charlie K" Kondek was fatally shot sometime after 2 a.m. near 199 Grand Blvd., a few blocks from the city's Sponge Docks. He was a father of five and former New York City policeman.

The Tarpon Springs Police Department released the officer's name on its Facebook page around 11:15 a.m., saying "our hearts and prayers go out to the Kondek Family and our deepest sympathy."

Investigators are also working a nearby second scene on Athens Street, where the shooter fled in a white Hyundai sedan. The shooter crashed into a power pole and snapped it and then crashed into a pickup truck, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Cecila Barreda said.

Officials said Kondek had arrived at the scene in response to a call, but gave no other details. Kondek was wounded and transported to Florida Hospital North Pinellas, where he later died.
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