Former NYPD Cop Who Moved to 'Safer Place' Killed in Texas Shootout

 

A former NYPD officer whose mother said left the force to be a cop in a "safer place" was killed in a shootout near an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday.

Officer David S. Hofer was shot and killed after trading gunfire with a suspect in a park in Euless, a small suburb between Dallas and Fort Worth, according to Police Chief Mike Brown. 

Hofer was called to the park after getting a call of shots fired in the area. When he and the other officers arrived, they were met by a suspect who opened fire.

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Source: NBC News