NYPD officer 'assassinated' in overnight attack in the Bronx; Gunman dead

Greg P. | 8:32 AM on July 05, 2017

Oh my god.

A NYPD officer was shot and killed in an unprovoked attack at a police mobile command post in the Bronx overnight:

RIP NYPD PO Miosotis Familia. EOW 7/5/17. Targeted and executed. The savage is dead.

This is my old command. https://t.co/kCZNbTEWVe

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) July 5, 2017

Officer Familia was a 12-year veteran of the force as well as a mother of 3:

#NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia was assassinated in the line of duty. She was a mother of 3, with 12 years of service. #BlueLivesMatter

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) July 5, 2017

Other officers on the scene shot and killed the gunman. From the NY Daily News:

The slain officer was identified as Miosotis Familia, 48, a 12-year veteran of the police force. She was assigned to the 46th Precinct.

Two cops gunned down the alleged assailant — later identified as Alexander Bonds — after he blasted the mobile command post parked near E. 183rd St. and Creston Ave. around 12:30 a.m., according to police sources and Commissioner James O’Neill.

Surveillance footage shows the suspected 34-year-old shooter marching toward the command post “with purpose,” the source said.

NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill called the attack an assassination:

#NYPD PO Miosotis Familia has been assassinated in an unprovoked attack on cops assigned to keep NYers safe. Keep her family in your prayers pic.twitter.com/yhRB7H5bvi

— Commissioner O’Neill (@NYPDONeill) July 5, 2017