14 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 3, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com COP FROM QUEENS HURT IN CONEY ISLAND FIRE DIES BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] @CristabelleT An NYPD housing offi cer from Far Rockaway who was injured in a Coney Island fi re allegedly set by a teen has died. Dennis Guerra, 38, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, police said. The Bayswater resident leaves behind a wife and four children, according to offi cials. “This brave offi cer gave his life in service of others,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. “The entire Rockaway community mourns a neighbor, friend and hero. We will keep his wife and children in our thoughts and prayers.” Guerra and Offi cer Rosa Rodriguez, 36, were responding to a fi re at the Coney Island Housing Development on Surf Avenue when they were both critically hurt, police said. The blaze broke out about 12:30 p.m. Sunday on the 13th fl oor. The two offi - cers took the elevator up to the fi re, but as the elevator doors opened, the offi cers were overcome by smoke in the hallway, according to offi cials. Firefi ghters found the offi cers unconscious and unresponsive, and pulled them out of the building. Both suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning and the effects of smoke inhalation. “Guerra went selfl essly towards the fl ame, selfl essly towards those who are in danger, no matter what the risk to him,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. “It’s something that our police offi cers do every day. It’s something our fi rst responders do every day. It is something we need to appreciate every day.” In a ceremony at NYPD headquarters Wednesday, fl ags were lowered to half staff in honor of Guerra. Rodriguez, who is also a Queens resident, remains hospitalized in critical condition, according to reports. A 16-year-old resident of the Coney Island building, Marcell Dockery, was arrested the following day for setting the blaze, police said. He allegedly lit a mattress on fi re because he was “bored,” reports said. Dockery has been charged with arson, assault and reckless endangerment, but those charges are reportedly expected to be upgraded this week, according to Newsday. Following the fi re, the NYPD said it is reviewing procedures to see if any changes in training need to be made, the publication also reported. Photo courtesy of NYPD Offi cer Dennis Guerra, of Queens, who spent more than seven years with the NYPD, died after responding to an arson fi re in Coney Island. 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