Arthur Lopez was a 29-year-old Nassau County police officer when he was shot and killed on a Tuesday morning in October 2012 while on patrol near the Nassau–Queens border. Lopez and his partner had pursued a damaged vehicle they believed was involved in a hit-and-run; the driver, Darrell Fuller, pulled over at 241st Street and Jamaica Avenue. As Lopez approached the car an exchange of words occurred and Fuller opened fire, striking Lopez in the chest. Lopez was not wearing a protective vest at the time and was taken to North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital, where he died.

He was an eight-year veteran and a member of the department’s Emergency Services Unit.After the shooting Fuller fled, abandoned his car, carjacked another vehicle and fatally shot the driver, 58-year-old Raymond Facey. Fuller was later found with two self-inflicted gunshot wounds and arrested. He was charged in connection with the two deaths.

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