NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry was at the scene of a shooting investigation in Queens on Saturday night—where one woman was shot and another suffered minor injuries—as part of a City Hall-organized police ride along. He used the opportunity to highlight the potential repercussions of the How Many Stops Act.
Daughtry confirmed in a post on X that he was at the scene of a shooting investigation, and wrote that “Our police officers and detectives have already interacted with dozens of potential witnesses, which would require dozens of new reports under the How Many Stops Act, significantly slowing down our ability to conduct our investigation.”
When speaking with press, Daughtry said that he stopped at the scene with Mayor Eric Adams, other NYPD officials and NYC Council members as part of a planned ride along ahead of a City Council vote that is expected to override
Adams’ veto of the controversial How Many Stops Act. The vote originally passed with a super majority of 35-9.
Adams and NYPD officials have been critical of the bill, stating that its requirement that officers report lower-level stops would inhibit them from patrolling and conducting investigations efficiently.
Hizzoner thanked the City Council members who participated in the ride along, stating: “I cannot thank my colleagues on the @NYCCouncil enough for coming out to see firsthand how legislative actions impact police interactions. We owe it to each other.”
Councilman Yusef Salaam was expected to partake in the ride along, but pulled out at the last minute after getting pulled over in Harlem on Friday night. Salaam criticized the NYPD for not providing him with a reason for being pulled over. The NYPD released the body-worn camera footage of the incident and stood by the officer’s conduct in a statement.
As for the shooting that occurred at the South Jamaica scene, there were reports at 8:48 p.m. on Saturday of a 26-year-old woman who was shot once in the buttocks. The attack took place on 147th Street near Rockaway Boulevard, police said.
The victim was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition, officials said.
A second victim, a 35-year-old woman, sustained minor scratches to her face, police said.
CBS reported that the second woman was sitting in a vehicle and was sprayed with shattered glass as a result of the apparent drive-by shooting. The report claims she was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
Daughtry told press that the crime scene was a perfect example of how the How Many Stops Act would deter police in the field.
“I spoke to the Squad Commander, like the detective that’s in charge here, and he said so far he spoke to 30 people,” Daughtry said, claiming that each of those conversations would require documentation if the bill was to become law.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.