NYPD officer shot in the head; killed in gun battle

MANHATTAN, NY (AP) — A New York City police officer is dead after being shot in the head while responding to a report of a man armed with a gun.

Police say Officer Randolph Holder and his partners in the Housing Bureau exchanged gunfire with the shooter and Holder was hit.

The suspect was captured several blocks away with gunshot wound to his leg.

Three other men were taken into custody and are being questioned.

Officer Holder was 33.

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