UNDERCOVER SHOOTS, KILLS AFTER BUST NEW YORK - An undercover officer who had just completed a drug buy shot and killed a man who apparently attempted to rob him at knifepoint of the heroin he had purchased, police said. The shooting occurred Friday in an area of Brooklyn that has a long history of drug problems, police said. The 29-year-old officer, whose name is being withheld because he works undercover, had just bought three envelopes of heroin _ worth $10 each _ from at least two people, police said. After buying the drugs, the officer began walking away. He was then approached by a man who had apparently seen the transaction, police said. The man pulled out a utility knife with a 3-inch blade and ordered the officer to give him the drugs. The officer pulled out his service revolver and fired four times, hitting the man three times. The suspect, Reynaldo Colon, 33, of Queens, was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately known if the officer, a seven-year veteran of the force, would face any charges. Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik visited the shooting scene and talked with the officer.
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