New York cop dies after being shot by gunman

A police officer in New York has died after he was shot while chasing a gunman in East Harlem, authorities here said.

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According to The New York Times, Commissioner William J. Bratton said at a news conference that Officer Randolph Holder, 33, a Guyanese immigrant, was shot during an exchange of gunfire on the footpath of Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive near 120th Street.

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The police officer was responding to an armed robbery in a park, according to officials.

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Holder was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries few hours later, the police said.

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The gunman was shot in the leg and taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and is expected to be released into police custody later.