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A wounded New York State Police trooper returned fire when a driver he had stopped for going around 100 mph in Duanesburg began shooting during the 2023 traffic stop.

By Fernando Alba

Source syracuse.com

DUANESBURG, NY — A state trooper was shot and a driver has died from a self-inflicted gunshot Friday (June 16, 2023) after a traffic stop in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, police said.

The driver had gotten out of state prison in March after serving 11 years for manslaughter.

Trooper Richard Albert stopped an SUV that was speeding at about 100 mph around 11:16 a.m. on Interstate 88, Trooper Stephanie O’Neil, a state police spokesperson, said in a news release.

The driver opened fire and struck Albert in his left upper arm as he approached the SUV, O’Neil said. Albert returned fire and the driver fled on foot, she said.

A passenger was taken into custody.

The driver, Nelson Troche, 32, of Schenectady, was found about an hour and a half later in the area of Darby Hill Road in Duanesburg, O’Neil said. He had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, she said.

Troche was taken to Albany Medical Center by a med flight and was declared dead, O’Neil said.

Albert was taken to Ellis Hospital and has been discharged.

Troche had been released frpm prison in March after serving 11 years for first-degree manslaughter in the Bronx, according to state corrections department records.

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