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Suspect in Auburn police officer’s slaying dies in shootout

By Associated Press
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:13 AM · 2 min read read
Suspect in Auburn police officer’s slaying dies in shootout

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer died after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him inside an apartment in nearby Oxford, police said. The man, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire on the officers as they approached him inside the apartment, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said at a news briefing Sunday evening. Zambrano, who authorities said had a crimina

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer died after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him inside an apartment in nearby Oxford, police said. The man, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire on the officers as they approached him inside the apartment, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said at a news briefing Sunday evening. Zambrano, who authorities said had a crimina…

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