Posted on 01/27/2021 2:18:56 AM PST by nickcarraway
A plainclothes NYPD cop investigating a past shooting was shot while chasing a man in the Bronx on Tuesday night, police and sources said.
The 31-year-old male officer, with the department’s gun violence suppression unit, was struck in the back near Lafayette Avenue and White Plains Road in Soundview at about 10:30 p.m. police and sources said.
He and three fellow officers were driving near the intersection when the 24-year-old suspect — who is known to the department — fled after he realized they had spotted him, the sources said
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Nice to see DeBlasio visit the guy in the hospital and then go in front if the cameras to make himself look good
only a five-year-old believes
what police say
Cop, 31, shot in the back, just below the protective gear, in stable condition, full recovery expected.
Perp, 24, known to the NYPD, caught, handgun retrieved.
a rookie was just shot in the head here in Toledo. Funeral was yesterday. He was pulling crowd control duty when the perp busted out of his house guns blazing and he basically caught a stray bullet in the head. I knew him personally. he was a good kid. 24 years old with a wife and kid. perp is dead too-he was your typical BLM victim type.
It's great that a full recovery is expected, and we deeply appreciate the bravery, duty and heroism of the policeman.
That said, though, your statement isn't accurate. The headline say he was shot in the bronx, not the back.
Oops.
Another Democrat no bail release.
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