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Nov. 20th, 2010 11:47 pm[News article printed tomorrow morning]
Gotham-
A police raid in the warehouse district turned deadly last night when a joint task force of FBI, Marshal and Gotham PD were apparently pinned down by local gangs. Although details are sketchy- sources within the police department have said the officers were searching for Grigori Byko, enforcer to the Dimitrov crime family.
Byko is among the several criminals still at large from the Arkham break out last month. He’d had been hospitalized after he was declared criminally insane at trial, where he was accused of murdering four top lieutenants of the Maroni family, long time rivals of Dimitrov. Prosecutors also held beliefs that he was involved in the murder of several women who were found partially cannibalized. In addition, while in Arkham Byko was said to have attacked and seriously disfigured an orderly during transport.
Byko has ties to Georgia, and the FBI has been quoted as fearing he may prove a flight risk but also cited ‘credible intelligence’ that he was still in the country. The warrant served today was for Byko and several associates. Eyewitness says that the task forces entered the building just after one in the morning and were met with gunfire.
Several officers and gang members were treated at local hospitals for an array of injuries; most notably FBI agent SSA Dave Rossi who is listed in stable condition. As of publication, there are three confirmed deaths; one of which was US Marshal Ana Cantu… [cont. 4a]
Gotham-
A police raid in the warehouse district turned deadly last night when a joint task force of FBI, Marshal and Gotham PD were apparently pinned down by local gangs. Although details are sketchy- sources within the police department have said the officers were searching for Grigori Byko, enforcer to the Dimitrov crime family.
Byko is among the several criminals still at large from the Arkham break out last month. He’d had been hospitalized after he was declared criminally insane at trial, where he was accused of murdering four top lieutenants of the Maroni family, long time rivals of Dimitrov. Prosecutors also held beliefs that he was involved in the murder of several women who were found partially cannibalized. In addition, while in Arkham Byko was said to have attacked and seriously disfigured an orderly during transport.
Byko has ties to Georgia, and the FBI has been quoted as fearing he may prove a flight risk but also cited ‘credible intelligence’ that he was still in the country. The warrant served today was for Byko and several associates. Eyewitness says that the task forces entered the building just after one in the morning and were met with gunfire.
Several officers and gang members were treated at local hospitals for an array of injuries; most notably FBI agent SSA Dave Rossi who is listed in stable condition. As of publication, there are three confirmed deaths; one of which was US Marshal Ana Cantu… [cont. 4a]
