November 6, 2009 Man shot during fight with trooper at RI park

LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been shot in the face while scuffling with a Rhode Island State trooper during a sting operation in a state park.

An undercover state trooper posing as a firearms salesman arranged to meet Arjusz Roszkowski at Lincoln Woods State Park in Lincoln on Friday afternoon. Police say Roszkowski gave the trooper money for the guns, but then pulled a loaded 9 mm handgun from his waistband after the trooper identified himself.

The gun suddenly went off during the skirmish, and 26-year-old Roszkowski of North Reading was shot in the chin and is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital. The bullet went through the suspect's throat and out his ear, but authorities say he is expected to recover.

The trooper was not injured but did have powder burns on his hands.

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