--- title: Massachusetts Police Officer Shot Dead, Manhunt Underway description: A Massachusetts police officer was shot dead during a traffic stop early Sunday, prompting a statewide manhunt for the shooter. canonical: https://time.com/4344283/massachusetts-police-officer-shot-dead-manhunt/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-22T18:12:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T09:29:40.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Manhunt Underway After Massachusetts Police Officer Shot Dead og:description: “We will leave no stone unturned to determine who murdered Officer Tarentino" og:url: https://time.com/4344283/massachusetts-police-officer-shot-dead-manhunt/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb1753c99ce0c376/698894502dce01532b9e92bd/auburn-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Officer Shot Massachusetts og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Manhunt Underway After Massachusetts Police Officer Shot Dead twitter:description: “We will leave no stone unturned to determine who murdered Officer Tarentino" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb1753c99ce0c376/698894502dce01532b9e92bd/auburn-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Manhunt Underway After Massachusetts Police Officer Shot Dead  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:29 AM CUTPublished: May 22, 2016 6:12 PM CUT  Police guard the scene on Rochdale Street near Zabelle Ave where an Auburn Police officer was shot in Auburn, Mass., on May 22, 2016. Police guard the scene on Rochdale Street near Zabelle Ave where an Auburn Police officer was shot in Auburn, Mass., on May 22, 2016.Rick Cinclair—Worcester Telegram&Gazette/AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:29 AM CUTPublished: May 22, 2016 6:12 PM CUT A [Massachusetts police officer was shot dead](https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/22/auburn-police-officer-shot/vlAIk1WlltcyiW1tmimnwL/story.html "undefined") during a traffic stop early Sunday, prompting a statewide manhunt for the shooter, authorities said. Police said Ronald Tarentino, a 42-year-old Auburn police officer, was gunned down about 12:30 a.m. and died later at the UMass Memorial Medical Center, according to the Boston _Globe_. Tarentino, who joined the police department three years ago, leaves behind a wife and three children, Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis said during a news conference. “The residents of Auburn have lost a dedicated public servant,” he said. “We will leave no stone unturned to determine who murdered Officer Tarentino.” The 35-year-old suspect, [Jorge Zambrano](https://twitter.com/AndoverMassPD/status/734423478586245121 "undefined"), was shot dead about 6 p.m. inside an Oxford apartment after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding a veteran state trooper, District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said in a [statement](http://worcesterda.com/press/auburn-officer-killed-suspect-shot-to-death/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4344283/massachusetts-police-officer-shot-dead-manhunt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4344283/massachusetts-police-officer-shot-dead-manhunt/"},"headline":"Manhunt Underway After Massachusetts Police Officer Shot Dead","datePublished":"2016-05-22T18:12:18.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T09:29:40.000Z","description":"“We will leave no stone unturned to determine who murdered Officer Tarentino\"","url":"https://time.com/4344283/massachusetts-police-officer-shot-dead-manhunt/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb1753c99ce0c376/698894502dce01532b9e92bd/auburn-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb1753c99ce0c376/698894502dce01532b9e92bd/auburn-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Officer Shot Massachusetts","caption":"Police guard the scene on Rochdale Street near Zabelle Ave where an Auburn Police officer was shot Sunday morning May 22, 2016, in Auburn, Mass. 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