NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who shot and critically wounded an off-duty NYPD officer in Brooklyn on Saturday.
The unidentified off-duty officer, a five-year veteran assigned to patrol, arrived with a relative at Ruby Street near Linden Boulevard in East New York around 7 p.m. and was attempting to buy a car he saw on Facebook Marketplace.
"Almost immediately, the suspect displayed a gun and announced a robbery," assistant NYPD chief Michael Baldassano said during a news briefing after the shooting. "There was an exchange of gunfire. The off-duty officer was struck."
The 26-year-old officer was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition, where he is "fighting for his life," according to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
The shooter is still on the loose.
Mayor Eric Adams, attending the news conference with Sewell, vowed to "catch the person responsible."
He blamed the shooting on "too many illegal guns ... in the hands of bad people."
Patrick Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association, called on state legislators to find ways to attack gun and violence problems.
"You want to see reality, look at the devastation that those rounds caused to that young man’s body, listen to the cries of a wife, a father, a mother, their children. That’s reality. It’s causing devastation. This has to end," he said.
An NYPD cruiser was parked outside the officer's home in Deer Park on Monday morning.
Neighbors told WCBS 880 that he and his family were new additions to the area of the city.
"It's a shame," one neighbor said. "The police in New York City have a tough enough time as it is."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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