NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams said that two NYPD brave officers were shot in the line of duty responding to an armed robbery in Manhattan.
During visit to injured officers and media brief, Mayor Adams said that we want to thank God that they will be going home and we want to thank the staff here at Bellevue for their immediate attention and care to the police officers involved.
Giving details of the incident, Mayor said that after a brief pursuit of the suspect on foot, one officer was shot in the upper thigh and the other was grazed in the left thigh.
“Both officers are currently here at Bellevue Hospital and are expected to make a full recovery. The suspect, who actually visited his probation officer this morning, is in custody at this time and I want to be clear, our NYPD officers did not fire on the suspect,” he said.
“This shooting underlines the danger that the men and women of all of our law enforcement communities in general but specifically the members of the NYPD face every day,” he said.
“Dangerous people that are fully capable of using illegal weapons to cause harm not only on police officers but civilians in the city,” he said.
“That is why we removed over 17,000 guns off our streets and we continue to go after those who believe they can carry illegal guns in this city. The officers are on the front lines doing the dangerous work to make our city safer. It takes courage to put on that uniform every day and to go out and face those who want to harm innocent New Yorkers, to put your life at risk for others, to answer the calls of service and to respond and walk, run towards danger as people move away from it,” he said.
Mayor Adams said that NYPD moved quickly in response to this armed robbery and focused all their resources to swiftly apprehend the perpetrator.
“I also want to thank the individuals who reported this incident. New Yorkers working together with our law enforcement community allow us to respond, apprehend and take dangerous people into custody,” he said.
“I want to also again thank this hospital, Bellevue Hospital, has been known for these type of traumas and these type of emergencies. The staff responded quickly in speaking to the two officers and their family members, it meant a lot to see them up, fully conscious and we wanted to just personally thank them for putting their lives on the line,” he said.
Police Commissioner Edward Caban said that today is yet another reminder of the dangers New York City police officers face every day as they go out there to keep our city safe.
“Yet again, your officers confronted a violent criminal who had no problem carrying an illegal gun on our streets. And as a result, two of our officers are in the hospital with gunshot wounds, and they’re lucky to be alive,” he said.
“I want to commend the cops who ran toward the danger this afternoon like the men and women of the NYPD do every single day. I also want to thank the medical staff at Bellevue Hospital who work with great skill and care to take care of our officers. We are grateful to them for everything they do for our department,” he said.
