Alleged cop killer Tyrone Howard was arraigned on first-degree murder and robbery charges on Wednesday night in Manhattan. Howard, 30, is accused in a criminal complaint of stealing a bicycle in the area of 106th Street and the FDR promenade two minutes before he allegedly fatally shot Police Officer Randolph Holder in the head. RELATED: Officer Randolph Holder the fourth NYPD cop shot and killed in recent months Holder was a five year veteran of the NYPD and assigned to a unit that policed housing developments in East Harlem.
His wake is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the Community Church of the Nazarene in Far Rockaway. His funeral will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Greater Allen A. M.E. Cathedral of New York.Holder will be buried in Guyana, where he was born and where his father and grandfather served as police officers. Howard is being held on no bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 27 for a possible grand jury action, according to the DA’s office.
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Accused cop killer Tyrone Howard booked on murder charges
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