SCHENECTADY City man shot, killed Scene near Vale Cemetery BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
A young Guyanese man was shot several times and killed early Saturday morning in the Vale neighborhood, Schenectady Police said. The victim, Ganesh Ramgoolam, 24, of Schenectady, was found on Maple Avenue shortly after gunshots were reported around 2 a.m. Ramgoolam was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Sgt. Luciano Savoia said investigators had not made an arrest as of Saturday night and were tracking down leads in Schenectady’s fi rst homicide of the year. The shooting occurred outside of 948 Maple Ave., but Savoia said Ramgoolam did not appear to reside in or have any connection to the neighborhood. He said Ramgoolam was a passenger in a vehicle that had stopped on the street. He stepped out of the vehicle and was shot, receiving five wounds to the upper part of his body, including his head, police said.................>>>>..............>>>>.................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01104&AppName=1
SCHENECTADY 2 city police officers shot at, injured No arrests yet in weekend homicide BY JESSICA HARDING Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — Two city police officers suffered minor injuires Sunday night after they were struck by a bullet fired by someone in a house they were searching, located near the spot a Schenectady man was killed early Saturday morning. Police were executing a search warrant around 7:30 p.m. at 935 Maple Ave., police spokesman Sgt. Eric Clifford said, when they were shot at by the residents inside the home. One bullet was fired, according to Clifford, which struck the first officer's piece of equipment and continued, striking the second officer in the chest. “He was saved by the Kevlar vest he was wearing,” Clifford said. Both officers were treated at Ellis Hospital for minor injuries and released. Police are not commenting on whether the execution of the search warrant was part of the investigation into the killing of Ganesh Ramgoolam, 24, who was shot to death at about 2 a.m. Saturday outside of 948 Maple Ave. Eight people were detained from the home 935 Maple Ave. home Sunday and taken to police headquarters for questioning. A baby was also inside the residence and has been turned over to family members, Clifford said. .................>>>>...............................>>>>.............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00703&AppName=1
Witnesses: "Racist" cops screamed at murder victim's family Comments 0 | Recommend 0 February 22, 2010 6:23 PM Steve Flamisch
Two Schenectady police officers blasted the city's Guyanese population in a profanity-laced tirade against a murder victim's relatives, family members and witnesses told CBS 6.
Karmat Ally and four other people -- including the family's priest -- went to city police headquarters on Sunday night to report information about the killing of his son-in-law, Ganesh Ramgoolam, Ally said.
The group did not realize that two Schenectady police officers had been shot less than an hour earlier while executing a search warrant related to the murder, and that the detective handling the homicide case had been dispatched to the scene. Neither officer was seriously injured.
"[The officer at the desk] said... 'He doesn't want to see you, and he's not here because you Guyanese shot two of our cops," Ally said. "The sergeant was there. The sergeant just [got] up from his chair and said, 'You guys, get the 'F' out of here.' And he was screaming."
A Daily Gazette reporter who witnessed the incident confirmed that both officers yelled at the group to leave, seemingly without provocation. She said, "It was definitely a racist situation."
Schenectady Police Sgt. Eric Clifford said Monday that he did not know the identity of the officers. He said an internal investigation was underway.
"At this point, I don't know if it happened," Clifford said. "I'm not saying it didn't. There's no defense to it if it did."
In another development, Ramgoolam's widow accused the police department of insensitivity during her anguished quest to learn the fate of her husband.
Uneesa Ally, 25, said the officers on the scene provided no information about whether Ramgoolam was alive or dead. Ally said she was directed to Ellis Hospital, then to Albany Medical Center, and finally back to the scene over the course of an excruciating hour-and-a-half.
Finally, she learned that her husband was dead.
Sgt. Clifford explained that Ally was not permitted to view her husband's body because officers wanted to protect potential evidence at the crime scene. He said he did not know why she was not informed of the death in a more timely fashion.
By Monday night, no arrests had been made in the murder investigation though police did charge Adrian Parbhudial, 24, with a single count of attempted murder in the first degree in connection with the shooting of the two police officers. Neither Patrolman Jeremy Pace nor Patrolman Thomas Kelly was seriously injured.
Police said the two shootings were related, but declined to say whether Parbhudial was a suspect in the murder.
I saw this on the news tonight. When will these cops learn? If I ever did that at my 'private sector' job....I'd be outta there!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
This situation with the SPD is getting to an explosive point. Something needs to be done, SOON.
I hear there's calls to disband? I wonder if that's possible. Certainly, there needs to be different supervision, training and perhaps officers.
I think they should disband the entire force!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Where is General Honore when ya need him.....I'd say Schenectady has it's own 9th ward going on........and those in the law making dont even live there.......keep the masses ignorant and you can do what you want....just like Raucci
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
I just saw the report this morning, which I think was actually from late last night....the wife looked like she was smirking when talking about their 2 or 3 year old asking where daddy was???? Maybe she was just nervous with the cameras on her.....???
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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