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ThisreportisissuedbytheDutchessCountyDistrictAttorney'sOfficeattherequestoftheChiefoftheCityofPoughkeepsiePoliceDepartmentbecauseofadesireforanindependentreviewofthefactsandcircumstancessurroundingtheincidentwhichtookplaceintheareaofRailroadAvenueandMainStreetintheCityofPoughkeepsieonFebruary18,2011,resultinginthedeathsofPoliceOfficerJohnFalcone,JessicaWelchandLeeWelch.ThisreportisbaseduponinterviewsconductedbytheCityofPoughkeepsiePoliceDepartment,theTownofPoughkeepsiePoliceDepartment,theDutchessCountySheriffsOffice,andtheMetropolitanTransportationAuthorityPoliceDepartmentofapproximatelytwodozenwitnesseswhowereatornearthesceneofthetimeoftheincident.
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isalsobaseduponinterviewsconductedbytheDutchessCountyDistrictAttorney'sOfficewithsomeofthosewitnesses,aswellaswiththePoliceOfficerswhorespondedtotheoriginalshotsfiredcall,and/orwerepresentduringtheincidentwhichoccurredthatday.ThisreportisalsobaseduponforensicanalysisandcrimesceneinvestigationconductedbytheCityofPoughkeepsiePoliceDepartmentandtheNewYorkStatePolice,theNewYorkStatePoliceForensicsLabanalysisofevidence,andtheDutchessCountyMedicalExaminer'sOffice'sconclusions.