On the morning of December 12, 2011, Officer Peter Figoski, a 47-year-old, 22-year veteran of the New York Police Department and father of four, was shot and killed while responding to a reported robbery in a basement apartment on Pine Street in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn. A 911 call around 2:15 a.m. from the landlord prompted Figoski and his partner, Glenn Estrada, to join backup at the scene. While officers were interviewing the tenant, suspects who had been hiding in a side room attempted to flee and ran into Figoski. One of the men, Lamont Pride, shot Figoski in the face at close range.

Estrada heard the shot, saw the shooter flee, pursued him for several blocks and apprehended him. Figoski was taken to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead at 7:17 a.m.; the bullet struck under his left eye and caused devastating injuries. Five individuals were arrested in connection with the incident; Pride was charged with murder and four others identified were Michael Velez, Ariel Tejada, Kevin Santos and Nelson Morales. Peter Figoski was posthumously promoted to the rank of Detective First Grade.

Does anyone have information about the events that morning or knew Officer Figoski and can help clarify what happened?