Man’s Suicide Ends Siege; 2 Others Killed

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — A rifleman who terrorized his suburban neighborhood with gunfire and killed a police officer was found dead Friday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the stomach, ending a 14-hour siege. His grandmother and dog also were killed.

The body of Richard Sacchi, 26, was found about dawn in the attic of his Westchester County home. Messages were found scribbled on the bedroom walls in pencil, including one that said, “Jesus, forgive me for my sins,” officials said.

Maher said police believed that Sacchi also killed his grandmother, Catherine Sacchi, and the terrier.

Slain officer Michael Frey, 29, was shot in the chest and both arms. Another officer was wounded. Sacchi’s motives for the shootings weren’t entirely clear, but an arrest warrant was out for him charging that he stalked his estranged wife.