During an early-morning press conference, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea described a “chaotic” scene that had unfolded two hours earlier, which ended with a police officer stabbed in the neck and two other officers shot in a violent ambush and shootout in Brooklyn.
“What we know at this time is that it appears to be a completely cowardly, despicable, unprovoked attack on a defenseless police officer, and thank God we’re not planning a funeral right now,” Shea told reporters.
“At approximately quarter till midnight, without warning, video surveillance shows a male walk up to the officers casually, take out a knife, and stab one of the officers in the neck,” he said. “That officer was stabbed in the left side of his neck, thank God, missing an artery, and is recovering here in stable condition at the hospital.”
As that scene unfolded, two police officers stationed a block or two away heard shots being fired and responded to the scene of the stabbing. “We believe that when they got there they saw the perpetrator with a gun in his hand, which we believe belonged to one of the officers,” Shea said.
Investigators at the scene recovered 22 shell casings “from a number of officers,” Shea said.
The commissioner said that body cams from the officers are being reviewed to get a better understanding of how the attack unfolded.
The injured officers are all in stable condition and expected to recover. The attacker was shot multiple times and is in critical condition.
The ambush comes in the wake of several other attacks on New York Police officers in recent days, as violent protests have rocked New York and other cities across the country: an officer was bashed in the head by a fire extinguisher in Harold Square; another was mowed down by a car in the Bronx; three people jumped a police officer, also in the Bronx.
Patrick Lynch, the head of the police union, was visibly angry. “Are we surprised we’re here in the hospital again?” he asked. “Did we doubt, because of the rhetoric we’re hearing, the anti-police rhetoric that’s storming our streets, are we surprised that we got this call?”
“We said it’s going to happen,” he exclaimed. “We said it has to stop. And it does. All levels have to say it’s going to end today and then allow us to go out and do it.
“We can’t allow the asinine laws that have passed where we put criminals in and they let them out,” Lynch said, referring to the state’s no-bail law. “That’s why things like this happen. It may not be this situation, but it feeds the atmosphere.”
“It has to stop, all levels have to say it, and allow us to do it,” he concluded.
“The men and women of this police department should not have to stand anymore — not one more — attack,” said Shea. “And it’s going to take all leaders, elected officials, clergy, as I said many times, community leaders, grassroots people, people that live and work in these communities. I think we are all fed up with what we’re seeing on many levels. This situation has to stop and people need to speak and words matter. I shouldn’t be at the hospital having the same discussion again.”
“It’s been a long month for all of us,” Shea added.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the city’s police force but failed to condemn the violent rhetoric that may have contributed to the attack.
“Thank god all our officers will recover,” de Blasio said. “It’s another example of what it means every day for the men and women of the NYPD to protect all of us. To protect all our communities no matter what is happening. The bravery that they show constantly, and thank God, that this very, very challenging situation… our officers came through safely. ”
“And every—look, this is a moment in our history,” he added. “We gotta support each other. No matter what else is happening around us we’ve gotta be there for each other. Our officers protect us. We have to respect, support, protect them. We gotta find a way to move forward no matter how much is thrown at us — the coronavirus and everything else. We have to find a way to come together and move forward.”
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DeBastardo – Commie, N igger Loving C ocksucker should be K illed in front of his Piece of S hit Wife & Thug Chillrenz.
Go f*ck your pink mother in the mouth, you worthless sack of sh*t.
You should be k illed in front of your dirty pink worthless f*ck face wife, you child molesting coward degenerate pile of slime.
O. Wait. It’s not your wife. It’s your sister.
Damn.
Which one is it? Which one is which?
Do you even know?
You gray kiddie raping pale savages should be k illed in front of each other on general principle.
It’d make the world a better place.
My prayers are for the injured officers today. Every day they put their lives on the line to keep us safe and sound. To be attacked in this way by cowards is not acceptable on any level. Any official that makes excuses for the perpetrators of these attacks should be immediately fired or recalled. We don’t need these kinds of people in positions of any authority, anywhere. And as for the politicians that passed these insane laws of no bail requirements, your day of reckoning is coming at the ballot box. You WILL be removed.
Phil in TX
No national guard out??? wonder why…oh ya dumbocrats think killing and looting is OK as long as its not a white guy doing the killing and looting.. NY’ers need to get rid of the dumbocrats and end this crap..
anyone ck the mayors son for an alibi? or was his daughter out of jail? how bout the wife? all should be suspects
any looter or person throwing things or attacking a police officer should be shot… and with real bullets……….period
I feel badly for the police but the citizens of New York are getting just what they voted for. An irresponsible governor and an idiot for a mayor! Too bad these two don’t feel the compassion for their every day citizens that they do for the criminals anarchists in their once great city!
Since it was intentionally NOT mentioned we can assume that the attacker was black. If it were a white attacker it would have been stated as such. Ditto the cop, who was clearly white. If he had been black it would not have been in the news at all with a black attacker. Only if the attacker was white on a black officer would it have been mentioned.
So… The usual deception by the media.
So, how many of these cities having major problems with rioters have strict gun control policies.?.?.?.?.?
All of them…?
Judging from what I’m reading here in the comments I guess none of you saw the Cops “Bullying” some of the Peaceful Protesters.
Believe it or not your Badge will not save you when either you or your fellow Officers fail to conduct yourselves according to your OATH OF OFFICE.
Obviously, there are “Civilians” that will Shoot Back if they feel their Rights are violated. We ALL KNOW that the Vast Majority of Officers conduct their Business in a True and Noble Fashion. THEM? We Salute.
They set an example that is obviously too difficult to follow for some of their Peers.
Unfortunately Violence is how our Country was formed so someday you get the Bear and other days it gets you.
” . . . on a defenseless police officer.” Does he mean the guy with the bulletproof vest, the mace, the taser, the handcuffs, the sidearm and the big guns in the police vehicle???? What a crock. The neighborhood just got a bit better, a bit safer, for everyone. Fewer low IQ, no education, dishonest, pathological bullies and abusers now in that neighborhood to be abusing people over petty nonsense. Keep it up America. Take back the country from the licensed domestic terrorists.
It’s time to boycott the NFL and any business that caters to BLM. Enough is enough catering to these criminals. What they can’t afford they steal. Destroying essential business in their own neighborhoods and putting their own people at risk.
APPARENTLY, due to the current mindset of the agitators, the NYPD MUST initiate the ‘buddy system’ when on street, or post patrols. Back to back Boys, watch your 6, wear your vests. Use extreme caution when closely interacting with ANY citizens, even if said citizens appear innocuous at first glance. All of this SHIT is a direct result of the Democrats & their socialist cohorts. Of ‘these’ pro want a socialist country, as they have never worked for anything anyway. Anyone in Law Enforcement knows how it is, when ‘they’ need or want you everything is fine. Other than that, you’re an asshole pig, with a badge mentality. If you’ve never worn a Blue uniform, or walked a beat, than don’t bother to reply, you would never understand.