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‘Career criminal’ opens fire on 2 New York City police officers
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a ‘career criminal’ opened fire on two New York City police officers responding to a complaint of a man with a gun in the Bronx on Wednesday.
The footage shows officers Alejandra Jacobs and Robert Holmes approaching the alleged shooter, who is seated on a stoop in the Bronx, at around 8 p.m.
A Ruger handgun was allegedly used by the 23-year-old suspect, who has yet to be charged. In the video, Holmes is seen pulling Jacobs to the ground while Jacobs fires five shots back.
Holmes was struck in the armpit and Jacobs took two bullets to her arm, according to police. The alleged perpetrator was hit three times but is expected to survive.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at a press conference Wednesday that the suspect is a “career criminal with far too many arrests,” as he lauded the officers for their bravery.
The firearm used in the shooting was reported stolen last year in Georgia, Shea said.
“Obviously [it] made its way, as far too many guns do, up into New York City and it’s causing carnage on the streets,” the NYPD’s top cop told reporters.
Jacobs was released from the hospital on Thursday in time for Thanksgiving. Holmes and the suspect remain in the hospital in stable condition, police said.
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