Posted on 05/29/2008 4:24:07 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
HIS life blood was ebbing away as four bullets, fired by evil, blasted into his body.
As a cop staring death stark in the face, Anthony Mosomillo had one last job.
He blasted away with four shots at a cockroach called José Serrano, and hell greeted another lowlife into Satan's lap.
Ten years ago, Anthony Mosomillo and partner Miriam Torres went to Serrano's apartment to arrest the career criminal, who had skipped out on two bench warrants.
When they found Serrano, the 210-pound weight lifter wrestled Miriam's service pistol away from her and shot Anthony four times, mortally wounding him.
As Serrano turned the gun on Miriam, Anthony blasted back, saving Miriam, concluding his mission and his life.
Yesterday a memorial mass was celebrated for Anthony at St. Michael's Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn - a requiem for a heavyweight crowded by officers from the 67th Precinct.
What was it in Anthony that, as he lay dying, he mustered a disciplined mind, free from fear, to kill a man who gave him a death sentence?
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I’ll be the first person to criticize a lot of contemporary law enforcement attitudes, procedures and personalities, but Officer Mosomillo was indeed a credit to his profession and to humanity.
Would have been nice if they had sent a guy along with Mosomillo to apprehend this criminal.
It’s a shame really. You could have left that other junk out and it would have read very well, actually it would have been beautiful. Here, I will do it for you.
“Officer Mosomillo was indeed a credit to his profession and to humanity.”
My hand is on my heart - I salute you, Good Man.
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