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Russel Timoshenko, a 23-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, was tragically shot on July 9, 2007, during a routine traffic stop in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Timoshenko and his partner, Officer Herman Yan, had pulled over a stolen BMW SUV. As they approached the vehicle, Dexter Bostic, seated in the passenger seat, opened fire with a .45 caliber handgun, striking Timoshenko in the face and throat. Simultaneously, Robert Ellis, from the back seat, shot Ya ...Read More
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Russel Timoshenko
Male
White / Caucasian
Brooklyn
NY
2007-07-09
23
Russel
Timoshenko
11/05/2025







