Wanted poster of Andre K. Sterling issued Massachusetts State Police, suspect in shooting of MSP. John Lennon.
NEW YORK – The man accused of shooting a Massachusetts State Trooper in Hyannis last month has reportedly been killed in a shootout with U.S. Marshals in New York City.
According to media outlets in New York City, the Marshals were searching for Andre Sterling, 35, in the Bronx section of the city when the shootout happened.
Sterling was reportedly killed and at least 2 Marshals were shot but were expected to survive.
Cape Wide News is following this developing story and will have more details throughout the day.
Law enforcement have been looking for Sterling since he allegedly shot Trooper John Lennon, 28, on November 20th on Camp St. in Hyannis.
Lennon was shot in the hand and has since been released from the hospital. The round went through his hand and then appeared to have struck his ballistic vest in his shoulder area.
The shooting happened while Lennon was conducting a traffic stop.
Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason, Barnstable Police Chief Matthew Sonnabend, and the United States Marshals Service (USMS) announce that suspect 35-year-old Andre Sterling wanted for the November 20, 2020 shooting of an Massachusetts State Police Trooper, was recently tracked to the Bronx borough of New York City.
At approximately 5:30 AM Friday members of a US Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Task Force went to an apartment in the Bronx, where intelligence suggested Sterling may have been present.
Preliminary investigation indicates there was an exchange of gunfire. Two Deputy Marshals were shot, and Sterling was killed. The two Deputy Marshals suffered injuries believed to be non-life threatening.
Four Massachusetts State Police Troopers — two members of the Department’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and two members from the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office — were present at the scene of this morning’s operation. The Troopers were maintaining a perimeter some distance from the apartment to ensure the safety of the public.
Last week, District Attorney O’Keefe, Colonel Mason, and Chief Sonnabend announced that arrest warrants had been obtained charging Sterling with armed assault with intent to murder and related offenses for his shooting of Trooper John Lennon late on the night of November 20, 2020.
Trooper Lennon was shot after conducting a motor vehicle stop in Hyannis. He was struck in the hand and in his torso and was treated at Cape Cod Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Trooper Lennon was released from MGH several days later and continues his recovery.
The shooting incident remains under investigation by authorities in New York City. No further information about today’s incident is being released at this time.
Statement from U.S. Marshal’s Service: Two deputy U.S. Marshals with the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force were injured this morning in a shootout in the Bronx with a suspect wanted in Massachusetts for a November shooting of a state police officer.
The task force was in the Wakefield section of the Bronx searching for Andre Sterling, 35, when the shootout began at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sterling died in the exchange.
One Deputy Marshal was hit in the leg, and another was struck in his arm and leg. Both were taken to a local hospital and were being treated. Both are expected to recover.
