2 New York City cops shot in deadly exchange with suspect, sources say

Two New York Metropolis cops have been shot and killed in a Harlem gunfight Friday night time, days after a 16-year-old boy allegedly wounded one other officer within the Bronx, in line with police sources.

An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that two officers had been shot close to 119 West one hundred and thirty fifth Road within the NYPD’s thirty second Precinct however mentioned their situations weren’t instantly out there. They have been rushed to Harlem Hospital.

A number of police sources instructed Fox Information Digital that along with the officers, the suspect additionally died. The opposite officer was in very vital situation on the hospital.

Two officers arrived at an house in response to a home violence name involving a mom and her son at round 6:30 p.m. Friday. 

The son opened hearth, sources instructed Fox Information, hanging each officers.

A 3rd NYPD officer returned hearth, hanging the suspect.

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The NYPD mentioned it shut down one hundred and thirty fifth avenue between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevards and urged vacationers to keep away from the world.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted Friday night time that the state was prepared to assist the Large Apple “in any means mandatory.”

“My coronary heart is with Harlem, the officers and their households,” she wrote.

Fabien Levy, the press secretary to Mayor Eric Adams, tweeted that the mayor was heading to the hospital.

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s new progressive district lawyer, referred to as the shootings a “horrible tragedy.”

“I’m deeply sorry for the households,” he instructed Fox Information Digital Friday night. “The officers who serve and shield us threat their lives daily. Violence in opposition to police can’t be tolerated and shooters should be held accountable.”

Bragg on Thursday backed away from an earlier memo he’d circulated in his workplace that referred to as on his deputies to search for options to jail sentences for some offenses and to work to lower the inhabitants of suspects in pretrial detention.

“That is what you get with woke politicians, that is what you get with woke prosecutors, absolute disrespect for the regulation and disrespect for the police, which leads to lifeless heroes,” Daniel Bibb, a retired Manhattan assistant district lawyer, instructed Fox Information Digital.

Lee Zeldin, a GOP congressman and a Republican candidate for New York governor, mentioned, “This has to cease.”

Video posted to Citizen reveals an enormous police presence on the scene with yellow tape closing off a piece of the street.

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On Tuesday, a juvenile rapper allegedly shot the Bronx officer – and it grew to become obvious later that he was positioned on probation for unlawful firearms possession simply final month. On Wednesday, a gunman’s stray bullet tore via the face of an 11-month-old lady sitting within the backseat of her mom’s automobile, additionally within the Bronx, in line with authorities.

One other metropolis cop had been injured earlier this week, and previous to that, an off-duty officer was shot whereas sleeping in his automobile on Jan. 1, in line with FOX 5 New York.

In all, Friday’s officers have been the fourth and fifth shot to date within the first three weeks of 2022.

The violence comes when violent crimes, particularly shootings and murders, are on the rise in lots of elements of the nation. A number of cities – Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis, to call just a few – reported upticks in murders in 2021.

Fox Information’ Stephanie Pagones contributed to this report.

This can be a creating information story.