Lieutenant John F. Finn, 38, a 12-year veteran of the Albany Police Department, was critically wounded during a foot pursuit of an armed robbery suspect on Trinity Place late the evening of December 23, 2003. The suspect turned and opened fire, striking Finn. Finn underwent multiple surgeries and spent 51 days at Albany Medical Center surrounded by family and colleagues, but died of his gunshot wounds on February 12, 2004.

Finn was noted as a pioneering supervisor and compassionate officer who had received two lifesaving awards and was named Police Officer of the Year in 2000 by the Kiwanis Club. The shooter was identified as 26-year-old Kashan Everett, an ex-convict who was wounded when Finn returned fire. Charges against Everett were upgraded after Finn’s death; he later pleaded guilty to counts including first-degree murder and received a sentence of life without parole on August 18, 2004.

Did anyone in Albany around Trinity Place on December 23, 2003, see the pursuit or have information about that night that could add detail to the timeline?