Family members of the off-duty police officer who was shot during a botched robbery in Brooklyn are now weighing important medical options for the seriously injured officer, a grim-faced Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday.
Hizzoner said that the cop, a married father of two who had been persuaded to go to an East New York location on Saturday evening in the hopes of purchasing a vehicle via Facebook Marketplace, was still in the hospital during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Adams said, “We are praying for the family. He is still in the care of the doctors at this time, while the family is making choices.
The mayor remarked, “He went out buying an automobile as many of us do in America.” He responded to an advertisement and was seeking to buy a vehicle when it seems like a lot went wrong.
When the 26-year-old officer and his brother-in-law were enticed down a dark driveway at 472 Ruby St. about 7 p.m., reportedly to check out the car, police and sources claimed they were expecting to acquire a Honda Pilot that had been posted online.
They were carrying $24,000 in cash, according to police sources.
According to police and sources, the armed guy quickly signaled his stick-up by growling, “Give me your money.”
Uncertainty surrounds what happened next, but reports claim that the guy fired at least five shots from his 9mm pistol in a hurry, striking the officer once in the left side of the head where the bullet exited the back.
In response, his brother-in-law pulled the wounded Finest’s revolver from his holster and fired at least six shots at the criminal, according to reports.
Uncertainty existed as to whether the relative hit the culprit, who leapt into a waiting black BMW SUV and raced off, according to reports.
Police officers responding to 911 calls discovered the injured officer, a five-year member of the department, laying on the ground with his service pistol and NYPD shield nearby.
He was put on life support after being taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.
His condition has not altered, according to police, as of Monday morning.
The mayor said he is prepared to wager the shooter is a habitual offender despite the fact that no one has been arrested.
Adams said to the host of the talk program, “I guarantee you guy has a long criminal history.” “I wager that he is one of our city’s 1,700 most violent residents. To ensure that we remove harmful individuals from society, we are advocating for meaningful recidivist reform.
“Last year, we took thousands of firearms off the streets. However, we must deal with the dangerous individuals who possess these weapons.
A similar occurrence occurred on the same street on January 13, and investigators think the same culprit was responsible.
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