Just before 3 PM today two Police officers from the 66th Precinct in Brooklyn were shot dead while sitting in their patrol car at the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues by the Tompkins NYCHA housing complex in Bedford Stuyvesant.
The officers were taken to Woodhull Hospital a few blocks away where they both died.
It has been reported that the shooter ran into the nearby subway station where he shot himself in the head. The shooter was then taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No identification of the officers or the shooter has been released yet, and Mayor de Blasio will be having a press conference on the matter soon with Police Commissioner Bratton.
The last officer to be shot and killed was 22-year veteran Peter Figoski in December 2011
Statements are now coming in from the elected officials, and will be pouriong in all night.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
My thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and fellow officers of the two NYPD officers who were shot and killed today in Brooklyn. Though we may at times be critical of tactics, that does not diminish the support and admiration I have for New York's Finest. These men and women put their lives on the line everyday to keep our communities safe, and their sacrifice demands our respect. The people of The Bronx are praying for these two heroes.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
My thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and fellow officers of the two NYPD officers who were shot and killed today in Brooklyn. Though we may at times be critical of tactics, that does not diminish the support and admiration I have for New York's Finest. These men and women put their lives on the line everyday to keep our communities safe, and their sacrifice demands our respect. The people of The Bronx are praying for these two heroes.
Councilmember Ritchie Torres .
"I am horrified, as all decent New Yorkers should be, by the recent murder of two police officers in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Any one who shoots a NYC police officer, much less executes one in cold blood, should be aggressively prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda
“The death of two NYPD officers this weekend is nothing short of a tragedy. Our city stands in mourning for these two men, heroes, sworn to protect it. Sources throughout my district have recognized these men as officers having previously served the 43rd Precinct, which has in turn served its citizens loyally for many years. My community and I send our prayers and condolences to the families of these great men.”
