NEW YORK GANGSTERS
INSANE SHOOTINGS. POLICE NOW ORDERED TO KILL (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Ahbd.) (Received May 5 al 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. May -IGangs! er s terrorised Iwo seel inns of Manhattan’s East Side in gun battles with police. in which otic policeman was killed ami Iwo wen gravely injured, while three children including a ten-months-old baby, were painful’v injured. Four gun men, while making an escape after a store robbery, wore questiond, on suspicion, bv a policanan. Withou* any warning all of them started shooting. They killed him instantly. Then they insanely continued firing injuring the children. Two other policemen were shot nt without any warning 'when question
ing suspicious characters in another section.
So many police officers have been victims of such attacks, that the Mayoir, of New York, Mr La Guardia. ha s issued a “blanket” order to the police, “Shoot first! Shoot to kill!”
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Grey River Argus, 7 May 1934, Page 5
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