A gunman who referred to as 911 on himself was shot and critically wounded by NYPD officers on Staten Island early Thursday in a doable case of “suicide by cop,” officers mentioned.
The gunman was discovered firing his weapon within the air at a parking zone of a Dwelling Depot in Charleston after he referred to as 911 about 5:20 a.m.
Cops have been referred to as to the Dwelling Depot on the favored Bricktown procuring heart simply off the West Shore Expressway on a report the shooter referred to as in of a person with a gun sitting in a Jeep.
Police are investigating the chance he might have needed to die by the hands of police in a “suicide by cop” state of affairs, police sources mentioned.
When cops arrived on the parking zone close to Veterans Street West and Tyrellan Ave. they discovered the gunman firing into the air, cops mentioned. Officers ordered him to drop his weapon however he refused.
Cops in the end shot the person, hitting him within the chest. Medics rushed him to Staten Island College Hospital North, the place he’s in vital situation. Cops are working to find out his id.
Two cops have been taken to space hospitals for analysis.
Initially Revealed: March 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM EST
