Brooklyn street renamed after NYPD Officer Peter Figoski who was gunned down in 2011
, was fatally shot in the face Dec. 12, 2011 by a remorseless ex-con who was hunting for drugs in a Brooklyn apartment, authorities said at the time.The corner of Linwood Street and Sutter Avenue will be knonw as “Det. Peter J. Figoski Way” in honor of the fallen officer.On Sunday, hundreds of current and former NYPD cops joined his family, police brass and local politicians outside the 75th Precinct on Sutter Ave to remember his service — and his sacrifice.
JD Vance gets into fiery exchange with CNN host: 'Ask yourself a basic question about network integrity' “At that time, the NYPD said they would never forget,” O’Callaghan said. “And now , they kept their promise.The thug who murdered him — Lamont Pride, then 27-years-old — jumped out of a broom closet in the basement of a Cypress Hills building and immediately opened fire, striking Figoski in the face as he tried to provide backup to fellow cops at a drug-den robbery gone bad.
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