Four people, including the suspect, were shot and killed after a man fired six shots from a building top and  before hijacking a train Sunday afternoon in New York City.  Another man also died from a heart attack stemming from the hijacking.

Pierre Jeantot, suspected of being part of a heroin scheme from France to New York City, fired shots on top of an apartment building at 1767 W. 57th Ave which killed pedestrian Betty B Badluck, 63, of the Bronx.



According to witness reports, Police Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle climbed to where the shooter was, only to find the suspect had fled the scene.  Doyle found six shells and a rifle where the suspect had once been though.

Doyle chased Jeantot to the nearest train stop where Jeantot boarded a train on the opposite side of the tracks from Doyle.

Once on the train, cop Roland Evans noticed something odd and began to follow Jeantot.  Jeantot turned around and fatally shot Evans and the train erupted into chaos.

Meanwhile, Doyle, chasing the train from a car below, raced through the streets of New York City to keep up with the train.

Jeantot's next move was to approach the conductor to keep the train from stopping at the next stop, 25th Avenue, so Doyle would not be able to catch him.

Conductor Horatio Hornblower was also shot as passengers approached the conductor's cabin.  Jeantot then turned around to find trainman Peter Howe suffering a heart attack at the controls.

Unable to stop the train, it collided with a stopped train forcing Jeantot to flee the train.

Jeantot was met at the bottom of the stairs where Doyle fatally shot Jeantot in the back.

Doyle and his partner Buddy "Cloudy" Russo had been investigating a French drug kingpin whom Jeantot, a suspected assassin, worked for.

New York City commissioner Ruth L. Ess commended Doyle for his brave and said, "we will continue a vigorous and thorough investigation into what appears to be a major smuggling operation."