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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Kills Armed Man in Apparent Ambush, Second Suspect at Large
An off-duty NYPD officer shot a 30-year-old suspect after the suspect threatened him with a firearm during a moped ambush, while the second suspect remains at large, police said.
- On Aug. 17, an off-duty NYPD officer shot dead a 30-year-old suspect outside a residential building in Washington Heights after the man on a moped displayed a weapon, police said.
- During the ambush, two men on separate mopeds approached the off-duty NYPD officer; one dismounted, asked about a person, then displayed a weapon, police said.
- Investigators recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun from the scene and shared its photograph on X, while the officer received care at an area hospital for non–life-threatening injuries.
- Meanwhile, the second suspect fled on his moped and remains at large Monday morning, police said, after the off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed a suspect.
- As New Yorkers watch, this is the third police-involved shooting in under a week, with the NYPD’s force investigation division reviewing off-duty shootings and the second suspect still at large.
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Off-duty NYPD cop shoots to death man who pulls gun on him on Manhattan street
An off-duty NYPD cop shot to death a 30-year-old man who pulled a gun on him on a Manhattan street, police said Monday. The officer opened fire after being confronted by a man on a moped in Washington Heights who whipped out a gun about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to police. The officer was standing outside a residential building near W. 173rd St. and Amsterdam Ave. when two men rode up on mopeds, cops said. “One male got off the moped and asked…
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