Lead
Pierre Jeantot, 36, killed three people Sunday before being shot down by New York Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle after a twenty minute pursuit. Jeantot, a France native, was thought to be aiding a local crime syndicate in a major heroin shipment from France to New York City.
Pierre Jeantot, of Nice, France, was suspected by police to have been hired to kill Doyle. Doyle and his partner, Buddy “Cloudy” Russo, had been investigating “a French drug kingpin” according to the press release at the time the shootings took place.
After killing his first victim in a failed attempt to shoot Doyle, Jeantot fled on the metro which he soon hijacked. To pursue Jeantot, Doyle commandeered a car, driving from 35th St. Station to 15th Station.
During the pursuit, Doyle was rammed in the side by another car, but still kept driving. No report has been issued on the condition of the other driver.
On the train, Jeantot shot two people who tried to restrain him. The conductor also died of a heart attack, most likely caused by Jeantot holding a gun to his face.
At 15th Station the train crashed into another after which Jeantot attempted to escape but was shot down by Doyle. The condition of the other passengers on the crashed trains is unknown at this time. Doyle suffered minor leg injuries.
Narration
The shot of the automatic rifle echoed down the street as 63 year-old, Betty B. Badluck, fell to the ground. Doyle ran to the nearest trees as another shot rang out almost hitting him.
Behind him, the cries of a baby from the carriage could be heard.
“Leave her alone!” Doyle yelled to two bystanders who had walked over to Badluck’s body. “There’s a sniper up there!”
Two more shots rang out.
Doyle readied his gun and ran to the large apartment building from which the sniper was perched. From one of the windows, two children smiled, oblivious to the danger as if they thought it all a game.
If it was a game, then it was Doyle’s move.
Making it inside, Doyle ran up the pale green staircase to the gravel roof only to find the automatic rifle at his feet with several more shells then what Doyle had heard fired.
Doyle ran up a set of metal stairs to the second story of the roof, only to find his suspect, Jeantot, fleeing down to the train station.
Doyle arrived at 35th St. Station moments later, looking desperately around for Jeantot. Beside Doyle were stood regular people, oblivious to the current situation. Doyle reported seeing Jeantot just before he entered the train. Doyle waved his gun to stop the train, but the trainman did not see him.
However, the conductor did.
Horatio C. Hornblower, 30, of White Plains made his way towards Jeantot who eventually turned and shot him as he made his way to the trainman. Down below, Doyle commandeered a car and drove below the train turning aggressively against traffic. At one point a car crashed into Doyle, but he kept driving on.
Up above, veteran cop Roland Evans knew something was wrong when the train didn’t stop at the next stop, cautiously with others; he made his way to the controls. Jeantot came up, after a couple words of exchange, shot Evans.
In the control room, Peter Howe dies of a heart attack as the train continues its way to the 15th Street Station and crashes into another train. Jeantot flees, his gun now lost in the crash, and is confronted by Doyle. As Jeantot flees, Doyle shoots him in the back, ending the prolonged chase once and for all.
Friday, April 16, 2010
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