Two Troy Police Officers Shot, One is Air Force Reservist

Suspect dead in exchange of gunfire; 2 wounded Troy police officers identified
Press conference at 11 a.m. will detail attempted carjacking incident, shootout
Times Union
Staff report
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Comitale is a 7-year member of the force, and Chad Klein, a 9-year member who is an Air Force Reserve veteran who served in the Gulf War. Klein will need surgery in the future, and Comitale will need additional surgeries on his legs, Tedesco said.

Calling it the first time in 40 years that a city police officer has been shot, Chief John Tedesco outlined Sunday morning how a carjacking suspect allegedly shot two officers before being shot multiple times himself and Tasered.

The suspect, now identified as Thaddeus Faison, 39, of Albany, died from his injuries. Tedesco, who held the press conference at 11 a.m. at Troy City Hall, said Faison approached a man in a car near 114th Street and Second Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Saturday night. Tedesco called it an attempted carjacking, with the victim driving away from the scene. Tedesco said the victim called someone to tell them what happened, and that person called police.
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