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Cops: Mt. Vernon man fired on cops during raid

Originally published: August 4, 2012 3:41 PM
Updated: August 4, 2012 3:47 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM AND NEWS 12

Police say Gary Hines, 37, shot at them

Photo credit: Mount Vernon Police Department | Police say Gary Hines, 37, shot at them when they served a warrant at his E 4th Street apartment early Friday morning. Hines faces federal gun charges after investigators connected him to a wider investigation by the FBI, ATF and State Police.

Mount Vernon police opted to use a stun grenade instead of returning gunfire when a suspect shot at them during a drug raid Friday, Police Commissioner Carl Bell said.

The incident happened early Friday morning, when six officers executed a search warrant at the East 4th Street apartment of Gary Hines, 37.

Cops knocked on the door, announcing themselves, and Hines allegedly responded...

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