BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A suspect and neighbor were both killed and a responding NYPD officer was shot in the face — apparently all the result of a dispute between the neighbors.
The 25-year-old wounded officer was released from the hospital Monday afternoon hours after he was struck when a gunman opened fire from inside an apartment building in Brownsville.
The NYPD says the suspect killed a man during a dispute and when police came to investigate, he opened fire on the officer.
It happened on Thomas S Boyland Street just before 6 a.m. Monday.
Police were called to the apartment building and found 41-year-old Leroy Wallace dead from a gunshot wound to his chest.
At 7:45 a.m. officers approached a first floor apartment where the suspect opened the door and fired at officers. Officer Sharjeel Worris was shot with birdshot pellets from a shotgun.
Officers returned fire, striking the suspect.
Worris was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital in the back of a police cruiser, just blocks away from the shooting scene.
He was able to talk to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch who said the officer was in “good spirits” at the hospital.
“He came within inches of losing his life,” said Patrick Hendry, NYC PBA President.
Worris was released from the hospital at noon to the applause of his fellow officers.
It was believed the suspect was barricaded inside the apartment. Officers later used a drone to determine the suspect had died from a gunshot wound, and saw his shotgun laying beside him.
Officials have not yet identified the suspect but say he had no prior criminal history.
The building’s super said the men both lived in the building for a couple of years. He said he never had any issues with them and wasn’t aware of any conflict between them.
“Make no mistake, this could’ve ended very differently, what happened this morning is a reminder how quickly danger finds the men and women who protect this city,” Tisch said.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani commented on the shooting on social media:
Two other police officers were treated for injuries after they got into a crash near the scene. They are expected to recover.
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