One Officer Dies, Another Clings to Life After Shooting During Domestic Disturbance – NBC New York

Senior NYPD officials and elected officials confirm that one officer has died and another is in critical condition after being shot while attending a domestic violence case.

Both NYPD officers were seriously injured by gunshots during a confrontation in Harlem on Friday night while responding to a domestic violence case, according to a senior police official.

The shooting occurred in the vicinity of West 135th Street, near Harlem Hospital. Uniforms responded to the emergency call in a case involving a mother and son.

The suspect was also shot and died at the scene.

A police source said a third police officer, relatively new to the force, shot the suspect after the two officers were struck by gunfire.

The uniformed officer said at first that the officers’ injuries were not life-threatening, but later revealed that both were in critical condition and were clinging to life while receiving medical attention at Harlem Hospital.

Some media outlets reported that both officers died in the line of duty, but Mayor Eric Adams’ spokesman Fabien Levy tweeted that information was not confirmed by the NYPD or the hospital.

However, senior NYPD officials later confirmed that one officer had died. The injured officer is undergoing surgery in an effort to save his life.

Manhattan President Mark Levine also tweeted that only one officer had died.

“There is significant misinformation about the Harlem shooting. I am here in the hospital with @nycmayor. One officer has died, the second is still fighting for his life. Please pray for him,” he wrote.

Immediately after the incident, witnesses reported a large police presence in the area.

It is the third time in less than 72 hours that New York City police officers have suffered gunshot wounds in the line of duty. The first incident of the week occurred in the Bronx on Tuesday night. The second case was recorded early Thursday on Staten Island.

The police officer who was shot in the leg while grappling with a teenage suspect in the Bronx has been released from the hospital.

The officer who was shot in the leg while serving a drug search warrant on Staten Island is on the mend.

This is developing news.

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