A NYPD detective was shot and killed, and a sergeant was wounded in a furious gunbattle Tuesday night with an armed robber in Queens, law enforcement sources said.
According to sources, police were responding to an armed robbery at a T-Mobile cell phone store at Atlantic Ave. and 121st St. in Richmond Hill at around 6:14 p.m.
A 19-year veteran detective and a squad sergeant were struck by gunfire as the suspect holed up inside the store, sources said.
Police Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed the bloodshed, tweeting, “An on-duty NYPD officer has been shot in Queens during what appears to be an armed robbery.”
3 Comments
PJ Clarke
2/12/2019 05:02:20 pm
May he Rest In Peace, cradled gently in the arms of God.
Dana Deneen Best
2/12/2019 06:04:38 pm
Rest n peace Officer .
Nancy
2/12/2019 06:32:25 pm
I hope they shoot and kill the low life that shot these officer's. Leave a Reply. |
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