“Our city is against killers,” the New York mayor told police after Reuters was killed

By Brad Brooks

(Reuters) – A New York City police officer was killed and another was fighting for his life in response to a call for domestic violence after he was shot dead on Friday, authorities said.

Police have not identified any police officers. Authorities said the dead policeman was a new 22-year-old officer.

Police also identified a suspect who was identified as 47-year-old LaShawn McNeil. His condition was unknown.

“Our city is against the killers!” Mayor Eric Adams, a retired police officer, said at a news conference. “This was not an attack on three brave officers. It was an attack on New York City.”

An early rise in violent crime during the pandemic is Adams ’early challenge, taking over the city’s leadership on January 1st. Adams was selected after putting public safety at the center of his campaign, and promised to implement policies to calm it down quickly. violence.

Authorities said three officers responded to Harlem’s 911 phone call Friday afternoon. A woman called to say she was struggling with one of her sons.

Shortly after arriving at the police station, two agents shot the adult son of the woman in a narrow corridor. The third officer then shot the suspect McNeil.

New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said officers were trying to help the entire family when the suspects “suddenly, without warning, shot them.”

“At one point, the life of a 22-year-old was over,” Sewell said. “Our department is hurting. Our city is hurting.”

A total of four New York City police officers have been shot this week.

An agent was shot in the leg on Tuesday while fighting with an armed teenager. Another officer was also shot in the leg on Thursday after a man shot him through the door of a house in search of drugs. No officers were killed in the shootings.