Suspect arrested in shooting of off-duty NYPD officer
Sources have told FOX 5 NY that a person of interest has been arrested in connection to the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer in Brooklyn on Saturday night.
NEW YORK – Sources have told FOX 5 NY that a person of interest has been arrested in connection to the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer in Brooklyn on Saturday night.
The 38-year-old man was arrested in Rockland County where he was allegedly hiding out in a hotel.
The man is reportedly from Upper Manhattan and will be brought back to New York City to face charges.
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On Saturday night, the off-duty officer, a 5-year veteran of the NYPD, a father, and a husband, was shot in the head and critically injured during an attempted robbery.
The man in custody has several prior arrests, but none for any violent offenses, according to FOX 5 News sources.