Officer shot in the face during traffic stop dies

NEW YORK - An officer shot in the face during a Brooklyn traffic stop has died, the New York Police Department said Saturday.

Russel Timoshenko, 23, died at Kings County Hospital from the injuries he suffered early Monday when he and his partner stopped a stolen SUV in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood, according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Timoshenko had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling and was unable to breathe on his own. His partner, Herman Yan, hit in the chest and arm but saved by his bullet-resistant vest, was released from the hospital Tuesday. Kelly said Timoshenko died while on life support.