Officer Omar Edwards of NYPD killed in friendly fire incident last month . The officer was shot and wounded by a man who had been firing at him from the passenger side window of his car when he opened fire, police said. Dunton shot him after Edwards failed to drop his weapon when ordered to , they said . Rep. Charles Rangel asks Justice Department to look into police training , practices . New York Gov . David Paterson has set up task force to look at issue statewide .
Officer Omar Edwards of NYPD killed in friendly fire incident last month . The officer was shot and wounded by a man who had been firing at him from the passenger side window of his car when he opened fire, police said. Rep. Charles Rangel asks Justice Department to look into police training , practices . New York Gov . David Paterson has set up task force to look at issue statewide .