Current:Home > ScamsNYPD says 2 officers shot during domestic call in Brooklyn expected to recover; suspect also wounded-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
NYPD says 2 officers shot during domestic call in Brooklyn expected to recover; suspect also wounded
View Date:2024-12-23 16:03:09
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers were shot as they struggled with a domestic violence suspect who grabbed one officer’s gun, officials said Tuesday. The suspect also was wounded.
All were hospitalized after a shooting that revived memories of the killings of two New York Police Department officers during a domestic disturbance call almost exactly two years earlier. But the officers who were wounded Tuesday — one in the left hand and the other in the left thigh — were expected to recover fully, Police Chief Edward Caban said. Police said the suspect, shot multiple times, was in critical but stable condition.
“Our officers are lucky to be alive at this hour,” Caban said at a news conference at the hospital.
Police haven’t yet released body camera video of the encounter, and investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened, including the number of guns fired and by whom. It wasn’t immediately clear whether suspect Melvin Butler, 39, has an attorney who can comment on the charges, and no telephone number could immediately be found for him.
Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat and retired police captain, called Butler “a very violent and dangerous person” who “attempted to harm our police officers, but they responded accordingly.”
Police were called to a Brooklyn apartment around 3 p.m. by a woman who reported that her son was assaulting her and that she had a head injury, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. A sergeant and three officers, all uniformed, arrived and tried to arrest Butler, but he resisted, launching a violent struggle, according to Kenny.
Kenny said that body camera video recorded the officers and Butler going to the ground and then an officer saying, “He has my gun.” Then shots are heard on the video, Kenny said.
On Jan. 21, 2022, Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Morawere fatally wounded in a Harlem apartment while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son. The son swung open a bedroom door and gunned down Mora and Rivera, police said. A third officer, Officer Sumit Sulan, then fatally shot the gunman.
President Joe Biden honored all three officers with the Medal of Valor this past May. The medal is the nation’s highest honor for bravery shown by a public safety officer.
veryGood! (8788)
Related
- Georgia lawmaker proposes new gun safety policies after school shooting
- This Affordable Amazon Tank Top Is the Perfect Cottagecore Look for Spring
- Detroit, Chicago and the Midwest blanketed by wildfire haze from Canada
- A skinny robot documents the forces eroding a massive Antarctic glacier
- College Football Playoff bracket: Complete playoff picture after latest rankings
- Why finding kelp in the Galapagos is like finding a polar bear in the Bahamas
- Caitlyn Jenner Mourns Death of Mom Esther Jenner
- Why Sleuths Have Determined Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Is Coming Soon
- 2 weeks after Peanut the Squirrel's euthanasia, owner is seeking answers, justice
- Rain may soon help put out flames in Canada's worst recorded wildfire season
Ranking
- New York nursing home operator accused of neglect settles with state for $45M
- News Round Up: algal threats, an asteroid with life's building blocks and bee maps
- Inside Halsey and Alev Aydin's Co-Parenting Relationship After Breakup
- Savannah Chrisley Says She Was Kicked Off Southwest Flight for Being Unruly
- Northern Taurid meteor shower hits peak activity this week: When and where to watch
- Climate change makes Typhoon Mawar more dangerous
- Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada
- These New Photos of Gigi Hadid and Her Daughter Prove Khai Is Already Her Mini-Me
Recommendation
-
Princess Kate makes rare public appearance after completing cancer chemo
-
Murder, Madness and the Real Horror Explored in Amityville: An Origin Story
-
NOAA predicts a 'near-normal' hurricane season. But that's not good news
-
Sofia Richie's Glam Wedding Makeup Included This $10 Mascara
-
New Mexico secretary of state says she’s experiencing harassment after the election
-
A racist past and hotter future are testing Western water like never before
-
These New Photos of Gigi Hadid and Her Daughter Prove Khai Is Already Her Mini-Me
-
DWTS' Len Goodman Dead at 78: Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and More Pay Tribute