Manhattan Restaurant Fight Ends With Off-Duty NYPD Cop Assaulted, His Gun Stolen – NBC New York

NEW YORK — A dispute between two groups at a Manhattan restaurant early Friday culminated in an off-duty NYPD officer being assaulted and his firearm stolen.

According to police, an off-duty officer was at Empanada Mama on Ninth Avenue with a second man when the pair got into a dispute with another group of four men.

A fist fight broke out; At some point, police say, someone punched the off-duty officer in the face, taking his gun.

The suspects reportedly fled south on Ninth Avenue in a gray Dodge Charger. The officer was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

This is a developing story.

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