Friday, January 12, 2007

"He did not appear to be breathing."

2:42pm: Kirkland PD Officer Peter Cania, wearing his uniform, is on the witness stand. Earlier, we heard testimony that he was on the scene at the Kirkland Byrne Dairy.

-Officer Cania testified that he saw a black male running around the Byrne Dairy. Man raced toward nearby dumpster. Cania "in a dead sprint." Ordered suspect to stop at least twice. Suspect fell, got up, continued to run, fell a second time face-forward.

-Testified that NHPD Officer Ronald Fontaine was on the scene. Suspect down on the ground. Officer Cania pulled his gun, and ordered the suspect to show his hands. Cania holstered his weapon to attempt to handcuff the suspect. Suspect had on a thick winter jacket which delayed the process.

-Officer Cania (after some prompting by ADA Kurt Hameline) testified that he heard a gunshot. Realized another police officer had been shot.

-Testified that he saw Officer Corr grab his chest and fall. Cania's suspect was struggling and still not fully handcuffed. Hameline produces the jacket that Cania's suspect wore that night. Healy is paying close attention.

-Officer Cania testified that he felt no pulse on Officer Corr. He loosened Corr's tie. Unbuttoned his shirt. "He did not appear to be breathing." CPR was administered. He did the chest compressions.

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