57 Yr. Old Black Man Killed by Police in Public Housing Complex Elevator
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 07:02PM
TheSpook
Residents want off-duty cop arrested in shooting
An off-duty New Haven police officer shot and killed a man in an
elevator at a public housing complex Monday after the two argued over
the officer's dog, state police said. 57-year-old Mack Lucky, a
resident of the building, was fatally shot by an off-duty police
officer Monday afternoon. The incident happened about 4 p.m. as Officer
Elliot Rosa was moving into the building as part of a city program that
has police officers living among public housing residents. Lucky
and Officer Elliot Rosa both got on an elevator in the building at the
same time. Officer Rosa had a small black dog with him. Police say an
argument started between the two and as the elevator was moving, shots
were fired. The New Haven Police Department says Officer Rosa was
provoked, that Lucky had a knife in his hand with which he reportedly
threatened the officer. Lucky's daughter has another theory. Mallory
says,"He's petrified of dogs. Don't know again, I don't know what
really happened, but dogs. He's petrified. I just wanna see justice for
my father and for the seniors that are still here that they'll be
safe.""The first day he moves in here he murders one of us? That's the
way I see it until they can prove different," said Kathy Leahy,
president of the tenant council at 904 Howard Ave. "He should be tried
for murder like we would be if we did that in the elevator." The
Housing Authority of New Haven, which operates the building, suspended
placing any new officers in public housing complexes. [more] and [more] and [more]
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