Murder of Russel Timoshenko

Russel Timoshenko
Born(1983-08-18)August 18, 1983
Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union[4]
DiedJuly 14, 2007(2007-07-14) (aged 23)
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeMoravian Cemetery, Staten Island
New York City, New York, U.S.
Police career
Country United States
Allegiance City of New York
Department New York City Police Department
Service years2006–2007
RankSworn in as an Officer: 1/2006[1]
Promoted to Detective: 7/2007 †[2]
Badge no.25169[3]
Awards – NYPD Medal of Honor †
Brady Law Enforcement Award †
† posthumously

Russel Timoshenko (August 18, 1983 – July 14, 2007)[4] was a 23-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) police officer who was shot on July 9, 2007, and died five days later, after pulling over a stolen BMW automobile in New York City's Crown Heights, Brooklyn, neighborhood. After a four-day manhunt that stretched across three states, all three suspects Dexter Bostic, Robert Ellis and Lee Woods were eventually apprehended and convicted—two of murder, and the third for weapons possession. At his widely attended funeral, Timoshenko was posthumously promoted to the rank of Detective. The case garnered national media attention because the weapons used were all illegally obtained handguns. This sparked widespread debate over gun control laws in New York City, and over the process by which firearms are traced by police departments.[5][6]

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