BREAKING UPDATE: Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell say a five-year NYPD veteran, a married father, is fighting for his life after being shot during a car purchase turned robbery
An off-duty NYPD officer was shot Saturday night and is fighting for his life after a robbery gone wrong, the NYPD said."This appears to be an attempted robbery during an attempt to purchase a vehicle," Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a late Saturday night news conference, adding that he was fighting for his life.
Mayor Eric Adams said the officer, a five-year veteran assigned to patrol, is married with children. Officials declined to release his name or further details on the wounded cop.NYPD officials said the officer was in the process of buying a car after a deal made on social media when the purported sellers drew guns and said it was a robbery, leading to the exchange of gunfire.
The officer is fighting for his life in a Brooklyn hospital, according to Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor Eric Adams.
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