An off-duty NYPD police officer trying to buy a car was shot and critically wounded on Saturday night in Brooklyn during an attempted robbery, officials said.
An off-duty NYPD police officer trying to buy a car was shot and critically wounded Saturday night in Brooklyn during an attempted robbery, officials said. The gunman is at large.
The shooting occurred at about 7 p.m. local time after the off-duty officer arrived at a prearranged meeting spot to look at a vehicle, NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano said in a Friday night news conference. The officer had also brought a relative, Baldassano said. "Almost immediately, the suspect displayed a gun and announced a robbery," Baldassano told reporters."There was an exchange of gunfire, where the off-duty officer was struck."
The suspect fled, and the officer was rushed to a Brooklyn hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said. The officer's name was not immediately released.The officer, a five-year NYPD veteran, had arranged the meet-up on social media, Baldassano disclosed."An officer conducting a simple errand, and a dangerous person pulled out a firearm, as we so often see in this city," Adams said.
No further details were provided, including whether the officer was armed or fired at the suspect. No suspect description was immediately released.
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