Off-duty NYPD cop shoots 30-year-old suspect dead during armed moped ambush while accomplice still at large
By: Zoe Hussain
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
An off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed a 30-year-old man who drew his gun during a moped ambush in Washington Heights on Sunday, as the assailant's accomplice drove off on the e-scooter and is still on the lam, according to authorities.
The off-duty cop was standing outside a residential building at West 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue just before 9:45 p.m. when he was ambushed by two men, each riding a moped, according to NYPD officials.
The 30-year-old hopped off his bike and asked the officer, whose identity has not yet been released, if he knew an individual's name — then whipped out a firearm, Deputy Chief Eric Pagan, an executive officer of Patrol Borough of Manhattan North, said at an early morning press conference Monday.
Upon seeing the weapon, the cop quickly drew his own gun and fired multiple rounds at the suspect, Pagan said.
The second male suspect then fled on his moped, the chief said.
Cops performed life-saving measures on the assailant who was hit by the gunfire and transported him to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Officers recovered a loaded 9mm firearm at the scene, Pagan added.
The off-duty cop is being treated at an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
"Every day, the men and women of the NYPD answered the call to protect and serve, whether they are on or off duty. Tonight, we saw that firsthand," Pagan said.
Just blocks away in Washington Heights last month, an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face after being robbed by a moped-riding illegal immigrant in Fort Washington Park — but he shot back and wounded his attacker.
The off-duty officer was similarly ambushed by two men, Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez and Christhian Aybar-Berroa, while the two rode on a moped.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Hopefully the other dumbass is located and dealt with appropriately.
There will be no, "No cash bail" for this MENSA member.
It's just a matter of time before the left starts their hissy fit for the Darwin Award winner.
They will claim the cop used excessive force and start rioting in the streets and burning things.
Exactly.
Now we find out that the dipshit on the scooter was here illegally involved in thefts just hours before hand.
So much for that bullshit "asylum seeker" claim the left just loved to use.
Even funnier I read on another article that the assailants gun was actually a toy
I hadn't seen that one. You have a link?
Nah just something I glimpsed the other day, don't remember who or where
No problem. Thanks.
And then there is the left wing dipshits, Politico, defending the illegal alien that attached this officer: