An off-duty New York police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery died Tuesday, the police commissioner said, while authorities also announced a murder charge against a suspect.
Officer Adeed Fayaz, 26, was shot Saturday in Brooklyn where he and his brother-in-law went car shopping following an ad posted on Facebook Marketplace for a man who was later identified as the suspected shooter, authorities said. .
“Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, husband, son, and protector of our great city.
“Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and tragically succumbed to his injuries today.
“Our Department is deeply saddened by his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a social media post.
Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city.
Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today.
Our Department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers. pic.twitter.com/zK9BdHwvM1
— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) February 7, 2023
The uniformed man was injured on Saturday when he arrived at a place where he would buy a used car and at the site he was attacked by his subject who shot him.
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Fayaz’s family and dozens of police officers gathered outside a Brooklyn hospital Tuesday afternoon as his body was loaded into an ambulance and taken in a procession.
On Tuesday morning, police reported that Randy Jones, 38, had been arrested Monday at a suburban motel in connection with the shooting.
On Tuesday night, authorities announced that Jones had been charged with murder and attempted robbery. It was not clear if Jones had an attorney who could respond to the allegations.
Fayaz, married with two young children, has agreed to meet Jones on Saturday to buy a car for $24,000, Chief of Detectives James Essig said at a news conference. When Fayaz and his brother-in-law arrived, Jones “jokingly” asked if they were armed, Essig said. Jones then put Fayaz in a headlock and demanded the money, according to the chief.
Fayaz said he didn’t have the money, Essig said, and Jones pointed a gun at Fayaz’s brother-in-law. Fayaz let go of the hold and was shot in the head by Jones, according to Essig.
Jones broke into a run and fired more shots as he fled, according to Essig. The brother-in-law took Fayaz’s pistol from his hip and also fired several shots, he said. The brother-in-law was not injured.
Jones fled in a 2011 BMW that was registered to her mother, Essig said.
Jones was arrested Monday at a Days Inn in Nanuet, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of New York City. A woman and five children between the ages of 6 months and 11 years were with him at the motel, Essig said. Police detained Jones using Fayaz’s handcuffs, Essig said.
