Overview
- Police said Tuesday that ballistic analysis showed Officer Cristian Caraballo was unintentionally struck by a colleague during an Oct. 7 exchange of gunfire.
- Investigators say Emmanuel Keevon Dashan McRae, 22, fired on officers, later surrendered, and still faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer.
- ShotSpotter recorded 22 gunshots in two separate bursts, according to a probable cause affidavit detailing the encounter.
- Caraballo was hit in the lower-back area of his ballistic vest, was hospitalized, and was released the same day.
- The department has not identified the officer who fired the round, provided that officer’s status, or said whether an internal investigation is underway.