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NYPD detectives find loaded AR-15 under mattress of suspect who allegedly killed one officer, wounded another
Detectives from the New York Police Division discovered a loaded AR-15 assault weapon underneath the mattress of 47-year-old Lashawn McNeil on Saturday, the day after he allegedly shot and killed Officer Jason Rivera and critically wounded Officer Wilbert Mora.
McNeil is accused of utilizing a .45-caliber stolen Glock to ambush the officers on Friday night in a Harlem residence that belonged to his mom, who initially referred to as 911.
A 3rd officer, Sumit Sulan, shot McNeil within the head and arm. The suspect has since died from these accidents, the NYPD confirmed to Fox Information.
Detectives found the loaded AR-15 underneath McNeil’s mattress on Saturday as they performed a search warrant, in accordance with the NYPD.
The NYPD discovered this loaded AR-15 underneath Lashawn McNeil’s mattress the day after he allegedly shot two officers, leaving one lifeless and the opposite critically wounded.
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The Glock that was utilized in Friday night’s taking pictures was stolen from Baltimore in 2017 and had a high-capacity journal that would maintain as much as 40 rounds.
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McNeil was on probation for a 2003 drug conviction in New York and had 4 different prior arrests in South Carolina and Pennsylvania, in accordance with the NYPD.
Lashawn McNeil died from accidents sustained on Friday after he allegedly ambushed three NYPD officers.
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Officer Jason Rivera, a 22-year-old who entered the police academy in 2020, was fatally wounded within the ambush.
His accomplice, 27-year-old Officer Wilbert Mora, was shot within the head and critically wounded. Mora was transferred from Harlem Hospital to NYU Langone Medical Middle on Sunday.
NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was killed within the line of responsibility Friday night time.
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New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams introduced a plan on Monday afternoon to stem the gun violence by rising the variety of officers on the streets, working with state and native regulation enforcement companions, and implementing measures to halt the inflow of weapons.
“New Yorkers really feel as if a sea of violence is engulfing our metropolis, however as your mayor, I promise you I cannot let this occur. We won’t give up our metropolis to the violent few,” Adams mentioned at Metropolis Corridor.
Patrick J. Lynch, the president of the Police Benevolent Affiliation of New York Metropolis, praised Adams’ plan as a superb place to begin.
New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams speaks throughout a information convention within the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
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“We want stiffer penalties, persistently imposed, for gun crimes. And we want extra assets to alleviate the overstretched cops on the entrance strains,” Lynch mentioned in an announcement.
“Mayor Adams is completely proper that the message on the streets is that there are not any penalties for carrying and utilizing unlawful weapons.”
Fox Information’s Michael Ruiz and Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
