A New York City Police Department sergeant was critically injured Saturday when he was shot in the chest and head.
On-duty NYPD sergeant shot in the head in Queens http://t.co/8yF1BpkAB6 pic.twitter.com/3QlseyZ9X9
— New York Post (@nypost) May 2, 2015
Manhunt underway after NYPD officer is shot in the head in Queens. Condition unknown
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) May 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/594646527982718976
Not this one, certainly.
A liberal's reaction to a police officer bring shot in the head https://t.co/z17lFXsaoT
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) May 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/yolmassey/status/594647595861028864
https://twitter.com/yolmassey/status/594656060654428160
Fortunately, prayers were more the order of the day.
Waiting for further details, but my prayers are with the NYPD officer who was shot in Queens this evening.
— Jumaane Williams (@JumaaneWilliams) May 2, 2015
Cop shot in NY tonight please pray for him and his family.#PoliceLivesMatter
— Chris Di Palma ?? (@ChrisDiPalma1) May 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/STSWolfhunters/status/594656096666681344
Please keep your thoughts and prayers with the Police Officer, who was shot in the line of duty today in the #105Pct.#nypd
— NYPD 100th Precinct (@NYPD100Pct) May 3, 2015
The anti-crime officer worked out of the 105th Precinct in Queens Village and was on duty when he was hit at around 6:15 p.m. It was not clear whether he was in uniform – anti-crime officers often do plainclothes patrols.
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The cop, described as a four-year veteran who is not married, was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in a radio car. He was responding to a report of a person with a gun.
“It doesn’t look good,” one cop was overheard telling another in the emergency room where many cops gathered, awaiting news as the injured officer underwent surgery.
The officer was the fifth New York City cop shot in the last five months.
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Another NYPD cop shot. Shows the element they have to deal with on a daily basis.
— VK (@vjeannek) May 3, 2015
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It was just yesterday that the Disarm NYPD collective rallied to demand the “unconditional surrender of arms” by the NYPD and the creation of “no cop zones” to be policed by trained community conflict-resolution bodies.
Mayor @BilldeBlasio is at Jamaica Hospital Center, where an NYPD Officer was taken after sustaining a gunshot wound this evening.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) May 3, 2015
Please keep the injured police officer, his family, and the entire New York City Police Department in your thoughts tonight.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) May 3, 2015
Twitchy will update this post as details emerge.
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Update:
The New York Daily News is reporting that police have taken a suspect into custody.
The suspect in custody was identified as Demetrius Blackwell — a 35-year-old ex-con, sources said.
Blackwell served seven years in prison on attempted murder charges. He was released from the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate Dannemora in June 2008.
Blackwell was wanted for committing an unknown crime in Nov. 2014. No other details were immediately available.
Demetrius Blackwell in custody for the shooting of #NYPD Sergeant from 105 pct. Thx @keck1157 (Ret. NYPD) for pic. pic.twitter.com/2uoCE0MHe8
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 3, 2015
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