Breaking News Story from the Bronx -

An off-duty NYPD police officer was shot and killed today as he tried to stop a burglary in the house next door to his. The two suspects ended up in the hospital (the police officer apparently was able to shoot them before he died), and they're in serious condition. One of the suspects was Lillo Brancato, the actor who played the older "C" in "A Bronx Tale".

Apparently Brancato has been heavily involved lately in drug use.

Brancato has also appeared in a few episodes of "The Sopranos", and in a surprisingly good role as a soldier who learns Shakespeare in the Danny DeVito movie "Renaissance Man".