On March 1, 2006, New York State Trooper Andrew J. Sperr, 33, was shot and killed in the town of Big Flats, New York, while on duty. A ten-year veteran assigned to the Horseheads barracks in Troop E, he stopped a vehicle whose occupants had just robbed a bank. Unaware of the robbery, he approached the car and was ambushed by gunfire from the two occupants. Mortally wounded, Trooper Sperr managed to return fire and struck both assailants before collapsing; the fatal bullet entered under his belt and vest while he was on the ground.

The suspects fled in a staged getaway vehicle. One was later taken into custody after seeking treatment at a local hospital; the other called police for medical help at a motel and was arrested. The shooter was identified as Anthony Horton and his accomplice as Bryan Adams; Wayne Adams, Bryan’s brother, was implicated as a lookout and later pleaded to a reduced charge. Horton was convicted by a jury; Horton, Bryan Adams and Wayne Adams received prison sentences. The State Police adopted a larger caliber sidearm following Trooper Sperr’s death.

Did anyone in the area of Big Flats or Horseheads in 2006 see anything that could shed more light on the robbery and the traffic stop?