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Off-duty NYPD cop shoots armed robber

- New York City police say an off-duty cop shotand killed an armed robber during a hold-up at a Brooklyn autoshop.

The officer was getting his car repaired when two men came intothe shop and yelled they were robbing the business. One pulled a.45-claiber handgun. The officer identified himself as police, andshots were fired.

Police say the armed suspect was struck in the neck and droppedthe...

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